piepoudre
piepoudre is the alternative form of piepowder.
Meaning of piepowder
Noun
piepowder (plural piepowders)
- Chiefly in court of piepowders, etc. (sense 2): a traveller, particularly one on foot; a wayfarer; specifically, a travelling merchant.
- In full court of piepowders (also court of piepowder) or piepowder court: an ancient court in England held in conjunction with a fair or a market to administer summary justice over occurrences therein such as disputes between merchants and acts of theft and violence; they were presided over by the mayor and bailiffs of the borough, or by the steward if the fair or market was held by a lord.
Forms of piepoudre
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Questions about piepoudre
- What is piepoudre the alternative form of?
- Piepoudre is the alternative form of piepowder.
Words near piepoudre in the dictionary
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