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piepowders

piepowders is the plural of piepowder.

Meaning of piepowder

Noun

piepowder (plural piepowders)

  1. (obsolete) Chiefly in court of piepowders, etc. (sense 2): a traveller, particularly one on foot; a wayfarer; specifically, a travelling merchant.
  2. (UK, historical) 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.

Questions about piepowders

What is piepowders the plural of?
Piepowders is the plural of piepowder.

Words near piepowders in the dictionary

  1. Piepmeier
  2. Piepmeiers
  3. piepoudre
  4. piepoudres
  5. piepowder
  6. piepowders
  7. pier
  8. pier glass
  9. pier glasses
  10. Pier Milan
  11. pier runner

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