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presentments of Englishry

presentments of Englishry is the plural of presentment of Englishry.

Meaning of presentment of Englishry

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

Questions about presentments of Englishry

What is presentments of Englishry the plural of?
Presentments of Englishry is the plural of presentment of Englishry.

Words near presentments of Englishry in the dictionary

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

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