hundred court

hundred court
A larger court-baron which was held for all the inhabitants of a particular hundred, instead of a manor. Not a court of record. See 3 Bl Comm 34.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • Hundred court — Hundred Hun dred (h[u^]n dr[e^]d), n. [OE. hundred, AS. hundred a territorial division; hund hundred + a word akin to Goth. ga ra[thorn]jan to count, L. ratio reckoning, account; akin to OS. hunderod, hund, D. hondred, G. hundert, OHG. also hunt …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hundred Court — In English law, a larger court baron, being held for all the inhabitants of a particular hundred, instead of a manor. The free suitors were the judges, and the steward the registrar, as in the case of a court baron. It was not a court of record,… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Hundred Court — In English law, a larger court baron, being held for all the inhabitants of a particular hundred, instead of a manor. The free suitors were the judges, and the steward the registrar, as in the case of a court baron. It was not a court of record,… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Hundred — Hun dred (h[u^]n dr[e^]d), n. [OE. hundred, AS. hundred a territorial division; hund hundred + a word akin to Goth. ga ra[thorn]jan to count, L. ratio reckoning, account; akin to OS. hunderod, hund, D. hondred, G. hundert, OHG. also hunt, Icel.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Court houses in New South Wales — were designed by the Colonial Architect, later known as the Government Architect. Contents 1 Current role 2 History of New South Wales Local Courts 3 Court house buildings of New South Wales …   Wikipedia

  • hundred — /hun drid/, n., pl. hundreds, (as after a numeral) hundred, adj. n. 1. a cardinal number, ten times ten. 2. a symbol for this number, as 100 or C. 3. a set of this many persons or things: a hundred of the men. 4. hundreds, a number between 100… …   Universalium

  • Hundred (country subdivision) — A hundred is a geographic division formerly used in England, Wales, Denmark, South Australia and some parts of the USA, Germany (Southern Schleswig), Sweden (and today s Finland) and Norway, which historically was used to divide a larger region… …   Wikipedia

  • hundred — n ( es/ ) hundred (number); hundred (political district), hundred court, assembly of the men of a hundred; hundredes ealdor/man head of the hundred court, centurion …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • hundred lagh — /handrad 167. The law of the hundred, or hundred court; liability to attend the hundred court …   Black's law dictionary

  • hundred lagh — /handrad 167. The law of the hundred, or hundred court; liability to attend the hundred court …   Black's law dictionary

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