Welshry
Welshry noun: in medieval Britain, the part of a lordship or other domain inhabited by Welsh people following their own customs.
Noun
Welshry (plural Welshries)
- In medieval Britain, the part of a lordship or other domain inhabited by Welsh people following their own customs.
- In the Welshries the freemen continued, throughout the Middle Ages, both their forms of tenure and farming, but paid the tribute of cattle, or sheep, or honey, or oats to the Norman lord who had displaced their Welsh chief.1973, Glanville R. J. Jones, “Field Systems of South Wales”, in A. R. H. Baker, R. A. Butlin, editors, Studies of Field Systems in the British Isles, →ISBN, page 483
Forms of Welshry
| plural | Welshries |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Welshery |
Origin of Welshry
From Welsh + -ry.
Questions about Welshry
- What does Welshry mean?
- Welshry means in medieval Britain, the part of a lordship or other domain inhabited by Welsh people following their own customs.
- What part of speech is Welshry?
- Welshry is a noun.
- What is the plural of Welshry?
- The plural of Welshry is Welshries.
Words near Welshry in the dictionary
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