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manorial courts

manorial courts is the plural of manorial court.

Meaning of manorial court

Noun

manorial court (plural manorial courts)

  1. Any of several forms of court, in medieval and early modern Europe, provided by the lord of the manor for his tenants.
    • This book is the culmination of a six-year detective hunt among local records, archives, and private collections in England and in Massachusetts. I do not recommend a similar study to any student who has a faint heart, lack of patience, inability to travel, or poor eyesight. Such a study demands...1963, Sumner Chilton Powell, “Preface”, in Puritan Village: The Formation of a New England Town, Wesleyan University Press

Questions about manorial courts

What is manorial courts the plural of?
Manorial courts is the plural of manorial court.

Words near manorial courts in the dictionary

  1. Manorhamilton
  2. manorhouse
  3. manorhouses
  4. manorial
  5. manorial court
  6. manorial courts
  7. manorial roll
  8. manorial rolls
  9. manorialism
  10. manorialize
  11. manorialized

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