ust be made to a tenant in possession; and accordingly, the next day, a release is granted to him. This is held to supply the place of livery of sciffin; and so a conveyance by lease and release is said to amount to a feoffment.

Leash, among sportsmen, denotes three creatures of any kind; but chiefly greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares.

The term leash also signifies a line to hold in a hunting dog; and a small long thong of leather, by which a falconer holds his hawk.