vicontiel
/vaɪ.kɑn.ti.əl/
vicontiel adjective: of or pertaining to the viscount or sheriff of a county.
Adjective
vicontiel (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the viscount or sheriff of a county.
- Vicontiel writs were those that were triable in the sheriff, or county, court.
- It is in the election of the party injured by a trespass, to sue out a writ of trespass that is returnable, or one that is not. The latter writ is called a vicontiel writ; because the matter therein complained of is to be determined before the sheriff ...1798, Henry Gwillim, A New Abridgment of the Law in Seven Volumes: 6: 5th edition, page 554
- Synonyms:
- viscomital
Synonyms of vicontiel
Origin of vicontiel
From Anglo-Norman vicontiel, from Middle French visconte (“viscount”) + -iel. Equivalent to viscount + -ial.
Questions about vicontiel
- What does vicontiel mean?
- Vicontiel means of or pertaining to the viscount or sheriff of a county.
- What part of speech is vicontiel?
- Vicontiel is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce vicontiel?
- Vicontiel is pronounced /vaɪ.kɑn.ti.əl/.
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