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Archive for January 2017

Manorial term of the day carucate

By Manorial Counsel | January 31, 2017
carucate

Manorial term of the day – carucate a unit of taxation in northern and eastern counties, equivalent to the hide, notionally comprising 120 acres.

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Manorial term of the day charter

By Manorial Counsel | January 30, 2017
charter

Manorial term of the day – charter a legal document recording the grant of land or privileges.

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Manorial term of the day chevage

By Manorial Counsel | January 29, 2017
chevage

Manorial term of the day – chevage annual payment to the manorial lord permitting a villein to live outside the manor.

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Manorial term of the day childwyte

By Manorial Counsel | January 28, 2017
dower

Manorial term of the day – childwyte fine paid to the manorial lord when a villein gave birth outside of wedlock.

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Manorial term of the day common land

By Manorial Counsel | January 27, 2017
common land

Manorial term of the day – common land land over which tenants and perhaps villagers possessed certain rights; such as to graze animals and collect fuel.

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Manorial term of the day compurgation

By Manorial Counsel | January 26, 2017
compurgation

Manorial term of the day – compurgation the process of swearing innocence or good character on oath in court by the accused, with perhaps the support of six or twelve other oathmakers; also known as waging law.

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Manorial term of the day croft

By Manorial Counsel | January 25, 2017
Croft

Manorial Counsel Limited – Croft an enclosed plot of land, often adjacent to a dwelling house.

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Manorial term of the day custom

By Manorial Counsel | January 24, 2017
Custom

Manorial term of the day – Custom a framework of local practices, rules and / or experiences pertaining to various economic or social activities.

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Manorial term of the day customary tenure

By Manorial Counsel | January 23, 2017
customary tenure

Manorial term of the day – customary tenure defined in the courts of common law as unfree tenure, whose obligations and terms were determined and enforced in the manor court; also known as villein tenure.

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Manorial term of the day default

By Manorial Counsel | January 22, 2017
default

Manorial term of the day – default failure to fulfill a requirement laid down by a court.

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