In feudal law. Certain servitors who held their land by serving their lords on horseback. CowelL … [Read more...] about ROD KNIGHTS
ROD KNIGHTS
ROD
A measure sixteen feet and a half long; a perch. … [Read more...] about ROD
ROCE
Return On Capital Employed … [Read more...] about ROCE
ROBERDSMEN
In old English law. Persons who, in the reign of Richard I., committed great outrages on the borders of England and Scotland. Said to have been the followers of Robert Hood, or Robin Hood. 4 Bl. Comm. 246. ROD. A lineal measure of sixteen feet and a half, otherwise called a "perch." … [Read more...] about ROBERDSMEN
ROBE
Fr. A word anciently used by sailors for the cargo of a ship. The Italian "roba" had the same meaning. … [Read more...] about ROBE