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presentment of Englishry

presentment of Englishry noun: successful proof or act of proving by the relatives of the deceased that one who had died suddenly was English, in order to avoid the fine levied (under the Norman kings) upon the hundred (an administrative subdivision) or township for the murder of a Norman.

Noun

presentment of Englishry (plural presentments of Englishry)

  1. (historical) successful proof or act of proving by the relatives of the deceased that one who had died suddenly was English, in order to avoid the fine levied (under the Norman kings) upon the hundred (an administrative subdivision) or township for the murder of a Norman

Forms of presentment of Englishry

pluralpresentments of Englishry

Questions about presentment of Englishry

What does presentment of Englishry mean?
Presentment of Englishry means successful proof or act of proving by the relatives of the deceased that one who had died suddenly was English, in order to avoid the fine levied (under the Norman kings) upon the hundred (an administrative subdivision) or township for the murder of a Norman.
What part of speech is presentment of Englishry?
Presentment of Englishry is a noun.
What is the plural of presentment of Englishry?
The plural of presentment of Englishry is presentments of Englishry.

Words near presentment of Englishry in the dictionary

  1. presentiveness
  2. presentives
  3. presentless
  4. presently
  5. presentment
  6. presentment of Englishry
  7. presentments
  8. presentments of Englishry
  9. presentness
  10. presentnesses
  11. presentoir

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