A Dictionary, of the Norman Or Old French Language: Collected from Such Acts of Parliament, Parliament Rolls, Journals, Acts of State, Records, Law Books, Antient Historians, and Manuscripts, as Relate to this Nation, Calculated to Illustrate the Rights and Customs of Former Ages, the Forms of Laws and Jurisprudence, the Names of Dignities and Offices, of Persons and Places; and to Render the Reading of Those Records, Books and Manuscripts, which are Written in that Language, More Easy; as Well as to Restore the True Sense and Meaning of Many Words, Hitherto Deemed Quite Obscure Or Mistranslated |
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accrew accuse alledge apres attaint avant Avenant aver Avoir bailiffs bien borrowed Candlemass cause Chre church cloth Comun count court covenant d'argent d'or damage deinz delay deliver deux Devers Dieu draps Drence droit earl encontre endeavour Esquel estre faire fait fear fees force gentz gold grant Hale's hand haut heir holy hue and cry jour justice king king's land Law French lieu Loial lord lour manner manor Meins ment Merisme Meyn Nient Norman French offend OLD FRENCH LANGUAGE outre Parl payment pees persons piece pier plea pledges pluis potiùs pris Pron prosecute ransom Rasez repair sanz seal seised seisin serjeant Seur shew Soen taken temps terre Tiel tion tout villain wages waste wool writ writ of right
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Page 1 - Dictionary of the Norman or Old French Language. Collected from such Acts of Parliament, Parliament Rolls, Journals, Acts of State, Records, Law Books, Antient Historians, and Manuscripts, as relate to this Nation.
Page 55 - ... L. Lat, In old English law. Free alms ; frank-almoign. Bract, fol. 27 b. LIBERA FALDA. L. Lat. In old English law. Frank fold ; free fold ; free foldage. 1 Leon. 11. LIBERA LEX. L. Lat. In old English law. Frank law ; free law ; otherwise called lex...
Page 90 - ... kissed one another. Mat. Paris tells us, that during the great difference between Henry II and his turbulent archbishop Thomas Becket, "Rex osculum pacis dare archiepiscopo negavit.
Page 37 - Fr. disparagement) . The matching an heir, etc., in marriage, under his or her degree or condition, or against the rules of decency. Kelham.
Page 60 - and the customs of Normandy called that fief or flee, de haubert, which oweth to defend the land by full arms; that is, by horse, haubert, target, sword, or brim.
Page 12 - LIEUX. L. Fr. In old English law. Places which agreed to pay a sum of money to the enemy, in compensation of their towns being spared from the ravages of war. Kelham.
Page 12 - Un apprentiz de la court le roy, et attourne ; an apprentice of the king's court and an attorney. Kelham. APPRESTER. L. Fr. To prepare. Apprest ; prepared, ready. L. Fr. Diet.
Page 12 - Appellantz (Seignurs), lords appellants, viz : the duke of Gloucester, Henry earl of Derby, Richard earl of Arundel, Thomas earl of Warwick, and Thomas earl...
Page 45 - The old form of Interpleader, (qv) used by Cowell. ENTIER. L. Fr. Entire ; whole. Entier sänke ; the whole blood. Litt. sect. 2.
Page 45 - Fr. A party challenging (claiming) goods; he who has placed them in the hands of a third person. Kelham.