- outfangthef
- A thief who was captured outside the manor; a tenant who was arrested for larceny within a manor.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
outfangthef
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outfangthef — out*fang thef, n. [AS. [=u]t fangen [thorn]e[ o]f. See {Out}, {Fang}, v. t., and {Thief}.] (Anglo Saxon & O. Eng. Law) (a) A thief from without or abroad, taken within a lord s fee or liberty. (b) The privilege of trying such a thief. Burrill.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outfangthef — /awtfaengffiyf/ A liberty or privilege in the ancient common law, whereby a lord was enabled to call any man dwelling in his manor, and taken for felony in another place out of his fee, to judgment in his own court. See infangenthef … Black's law dictionary
infangenthef — /infaerjandiyf/ In old English law, a privilege of lords of certain manors to judge any thief taken within their fee. See outfangthef … Black's law dictionary
infangenthef — /infaerjandiyf/ In old English law, a privilege of lords of certain manors to judge any thief taken within their fee. See outfangthef … Black's law dictionary
utfangthefe — Same as outfangthef … Ballentine's law dictionary
outfangthief — ˈau̇tfəŋˌthēf noun Etymology: Middle English outfangenthef, outfangthef, from Old English ūtfangenethēof, from ūt out + fangen (past participle of fōn to seize, capture) + thēof thief more at out, pact, thief : the right of a lord under medieval… … Useful english dictionary
