farleun.
/ˈfɑːljuː/ Law.
(See quot. 1670.)
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > payment or service to feudal superior > [noun] > on death of vassal
heriotc950
hereyeld?a1500
mainmorte1604
farleu1670
1670 T. Blount Νομο-λεξικον: 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.
1706 in Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.)
1851 Notes & Queries 25 Oct. 317 Devonshire leases for lives often reserve a money payment on the death of each life as a ‘heriot’ or ‘farlieu’.
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