In Saxon law.. Land of the folk or people. Land belonging to the people or the public. Folc-land was the property of the community. It might be occupied in common, or possessed In severalty; and, in the latter case, it was probably parceled out to individuals in the court of the district, and the grant sanctioned by the freemen who were there present But, while it continued to … [Read more...]

In old English law. A runaway; fugitive; one escaped from Justice, or who has no "hlaford" … [Read more...]

Lat. In the civil law. Interest on money; the lending of money on interes. Founts nantienm. Nautical or maritime interest An extraordinary rate of interest agreed to be paid for the loan of money on the hazard of a voyage: sometimes called "usuro maritime." Die. 22, 2; Code, 4, 33; 2 Bl. Comm. 458. The extraordinary rate of interest, proportioned to the risk, demanded by a … [Read more...]

The name of a court among the Saxons. It was literally an assembly of the people or inhabitants of the tithing or town, its jurisdiction extended over disputes between neighbors, as to matters of trespass in meadows, corn, and the like. … [Read more...]

In old English law. The offense of harboring a fugitive, the penalty attached to which was one of the rights of the crown. … [Read more...]