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Time immemorial is a phrase meaning time extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition, indefinitely ancient, "ancient beyond memory or record".〔Oxford English Dictionary (1971 ed.), Vol. I, p. 63c〕 The phrase is one of a few cases in the English language where the adjective is postpositive—some other phrases, such as the legal terms attorney general and court-martial, also follow that pattern, largely due to the influence of Norman French. In law, it means that a property or benefit has been enjoyed for so long that its owner does not have to prove how they came to own it. The term has been formally defined for some purposes: * In English law and its derivatives, ''time immemorial'' means the same as ''time out of mind'',〔Blackstone (1765) ''Commentary'' I viii 281〕 "a time before legal history and beyond legal memory."〔The public domain Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)〕 In 1275, by the first Statute of Westminster, the time of memory was limited to the reign of Richard I (Richard the Lionheart), beginning 6 July 1189, the date of the King's accession.〔(Statute of Westminster, The First ) (3 Edw. I cap. 5)〕 Since that date, proof of unbroken possession or use of any right made it unnecessary to establish the original grant under certain circumstances. In 1832, ''time immemorial'' was re-defined as "Time whereof the Memory of Man runneth not to the contrary." Some call it "time immoriva" which denote time beyond recalling. 〔(Prescription Act, The ) (2 & 3 Will. IV cap. 71) s.1〕 * The High Court of Chivalry is said to have defined the period before 1066 as ''time immemorial'' for the purposes of heraldry.〔(About the College of Arms ) College of Arms (retrieved 24 May 2010)〕 ==See also== *Immemorial nobility *Prehistory *Usucaption 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Time immemorial」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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