4. (Law) (a) (Civil Law) A leasing on rent. (b) (Scots Law) A contract
for the use of a thing, or service of a person, for hire. Wharton. (c)
(Amer. Law) The marking out of the boundaries, or identifying the place
or site of, a piece of land, according to the description given in an
entry, plan, map, etc. Burrill. Bouvier.
Loc"a*tive (?), a. (Gram.) Indicating place, or the place where, or
wherein; as, a locative adjective; locative case of a noun. -- n. The
locative case.
Lo"ca*tor (?), n. One who locates, or is entitled to locate, land or a
mining claim. [U.S.]
Lo*cel"late (?), a. [L. locellus a compartment, dim. of locus a place.]
(Bot.) Divided into secondary compartments or cells, as where one
cavity is separated into several smaller ones.
Loch (lk), n. [Gael. & Olr. loch. See Lake of water.] A lake; a bay or
arm of the sea. [Scot.]
Loch (lk), n. [F. looch, Ar. la'g, an electuary, or any medicine which
may be licked or sucked, fr. la'q to lick.] (Med.) A kind of medicine
to be taken by licking with the tongue; a lambative; a lincture.
{ Loch*a"ber ax", Loch*a"ber axe" } (?). [So called from Lochaber, in
Scotland.] A weapon of war, consisting of a pole armed with an axhead
at its end, formerly used by the Scotch Highlanders.
Loch"age (?), n. [Gr.&?;.] (Gr. Antiq.) An officer who commanded a
company; a captain. Mitford.