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court roll

British  

noun

  1. history the register of land holdings, etc, of a manorial court

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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That-168- no tenant by copy of court roll shall be permitted to vote as a freeholder.

From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir

The court roll or record of manorial courts enabled the base tenant to show, for instance, that some piece of land was his although he had no charter to produce in proof of his contention.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

This fine building was erected by Sir Ralph Hingham, Lord Chief Justice under Edward I., in payment of a fine of 800 marks imposed upon him by the King for having altered a court roll.

From Westminster The Fascination of London by Smith, A. Murray, Mrs.

The tenant enfeoffed of his holding on the conditions of base tenure was technically termed tenant by copy of court roll or tenant by the rod—par la verge.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

It is a tenure by copy of court roll, but not expressed to be at the will of the lord.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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