Legal Glossary
Genealogists will often need to consult legal dictionaries to identify unfamiliar or obsolete terms.
Resources
- The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy (book)By Val D. Greenwood. See especially Chapter 2: Familiar Record Practices: Problems and Terminology, Chapter 15: Understanding Probate Records and Basic Legal Terminology, and Chapter 16: What about Wills?
Genealogy Resources at the University of Delaware Library
Although not aimed at genealogy and family history, the collections of the University of Delaware Library (Morris Library) include materials useful to genealogists and family historians.
This Genealogy Research Guide is provided as a service for genealogists. It presents topics and resources to assist researchers.
The UD Library does not specialize in genealogy and does not have staff responsible for genealogy. Library staff cannot conduct research.
For questions about library resources and holdings, use the Ask the Library service.
For questions about getting research assistance, see the suggestions on the home page of this guide or on the topic/resources pages.