court-leet
Britishnoun
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A court-leet and court-baron used to be held half-yearly, but both are now obsolete.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
He also holds the university court-leet, according to the established charter and custom.—Oxf. and Cam.
From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer
By-and-by, when the cottage was built, the labourer was summoned to the court-leet of the manor, and was assessed in quit rent, a mere nominal sum, perhaps fourpence or a shilling a year.
From The Toilers of the Field by Jefferies, Richard
They have also a court-leet, held annually on St. Thomas's Day, for the choice of officers, and removal of nuisances.
From London in 1731 by Gonzales, Don Manoel
No man shall be capable of having a court-leet, or leet-men, but a proprietor, landgrave, cassique, or lord of a manor.
From An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1 by Hewatt, Alexander
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