halywercfolk

halywercfolk
/haelawarkfowk/ Sax. In old English law, tenants who held land by the service of repairing or defending a church or monument, whereby they were exempt from feudal and military services. Especially in the county of Durham, those who held by service of defending the corpse of St. Cuthbert

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • halywercfolk — /haelawarkfowk/ Sax. In old English law, tenants who held land by the service of repairing or defending a church or monument, whereby they were exempt from feudal and military services. Especially in the county of Durham, those who held by… …   Black's law dictionary

  • halywercfolk — Tenants who held their land by the service of repairing or defending a church …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • hailworkfolk — Same as halywercfolk …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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