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court roll Law.
The roll or record kept in connexion with a manorial court, containing especially entries as to the rents and holdings, deaths, alienations, and successions of the customary tenants or copyholders, a copy of which constitutes the tenant's title to his holding.
1461J. Paston Lett. No. 408 II. 36 The bille that Sir Miles Stapilton hath of the corte rolles of Gemyngham. 1523Fitzherb. Surv. 12 b, Tenauntes by copye of courte role. 1628Coke On Litt. 60 a, These tenants are called tenants by Copie of Court Rolle, because they haue no other euidence concerning their tenements, but onely the Copies of Court Rolles. 1767Blackstone Comm. II. 147 An estate held by copy of court roll; or, as we usually call it, a copyhold estate. 1817W. Selwyn Law Nisi Prius (ed. 4) II. 1015 The legal estate appearing on the Court Rolls to be in the trustees.
†b. transf. and fig. Obs.
1553T. Wilson Rhet. (1580) 128 You have heard a whole Courte rolle of ribaudrie. 1673A. Walker Lees Lachr. 5 They are God's Records or Register, Heavens Court-Rouls. 1679Plot Staffordsh. (1686) 438 All the Musicians being call'd over by a Court-roll.
Hence † court-roller, one who keeps a court-roll (or ? error for controller).
c1460Towneley Myst. 310, I was your chefe tollare And sithen courte rollar. |