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farleu Law.|ˈfɑːljuː|
Also farley, farlieu.
[Etymology unknown.]
(See quot. 1670.)
1670Blount Law Dict., Farley or Farleu. In the Mannor of West-slapton in Com. Devon, if any Tenant die possessed of a Cottage, by custome he must pay sixpence to the Lord for a farley which probably may be in liew of a Heriot; for in some Mannors Westward, they difference Farleu as the best good from Heriot the best Beast. 1706in Phillips (ed. Kersey). 1851N. & Q. 25 Oct. 317 Devonshire leases for lives often reserve a money payment on the death of each life as a ‘heriot’ or ‘farlieu’. |