- halywercfolk
- Tenants who held their land by the service of repairing or defending a church.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
halywercfolk
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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 — /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
hailworkfolk — Same as halywercfolk … Ballentine's law dictionary
