A special kind of court of record which the lords of certain manors were empowered by charter or prescription to hold annually or semi-annually; =…
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释义 | society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > feudal courts > other manorial, etc., courts (8) leet1292 A special kind of court of record which the lords of certain manors were empowered by charter or prescription to hold annually or semi-annually; =… view of frankpledge1495 a court held periodically for the production of the members of a tithing, later of a hundred or manor. Cf. court leet, n. Obsolete except in… court leet1588 A court of record held periodically in a hundred, lordship, or manor, before the lord or his steward, and attended by the residents of the district. customary court1628 a manorial court exercising jurisdiction over customary tenants and administering the custom of the manor as contrasted with the common law; cf. c… leet-court1651 honour court1661 a court held within a (former) feudal honour or seigniory (cf. sense 6). knighten court1701 see quot. 1701. suit court1755 the court in which tenants owe suit to their lord. |
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