bocland
bocland is the alternative form of bookland.
Meaning of bookland
Noun
bookland (plural booklands)
- In Anglo-Saxon society, land held by charter or written title, free from all fief, fee, service, and fines. It was held chiefly by the nobility and denominated freeholders.
Forms of bocland
| plural | boclands |
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Questions about bocland
- What is bocland the alternative form of?
- Bocland is the alternative form of bookland.
Words near bocland in the dictionary
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