1. A measure of length containing twelve inches or one-third of a yard. 2. The base, bottom, or foundation of anything; and, toy metonomy, the end or termination; as the foot of a fine, … [Read more...]

The common right of all the people. 1 Bl. Comm. 05, 67. The jus commune, or common law, mentioned in the laws of King Edward the Elder, declaring the same equal right, law, or justice to be due to persons of all degrees. Wharton. … [Read more...]

The fifth part of the conclusion of a fine. It includes the whole matter, reciting the names of the parties, day, year, and place, and before whom it was acknowledged or levied. 2 Bl. Comm. 35L … [Read more...]

A privilege possessed In some places by the lord of a manor, which consists in the right of having his tenant's sheep to feed on his fields, so as to manure the land. The name of foldage is also given in parts of Norfolk to the customary fee paid to the lord for exemption at certain times from this duty. Elton, Com. 45, 46. … [Read more...]

In the forest law. An o amercement for not cutting out the ball or cutting off the claws of a dog's feet, (expeditating him.) To be quit of footgeld is to have the privilege of keeping dogs in the forest unlaAced without punishment or control. Manwood. … [Read more...]