MAIL (MACULA), a coat of mail, so called from the French maille, which signifies a square figure, or the hole of a net: so maille de bouberger was a coat of mail, because the links or joints in it resemble the squares of a net.
MAIL is likewise used for the leather bag wherein letters are carried by the post.
Action of MAILS and Duties, in Scots law. See LAW, p. (90), § 7. and p. (102), § 20.