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Verge Or Virge

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Verge or virge, the compass of the King's Court, which bounds the jurisdiction of the lord steward of the household; it seems to have been twelve miles about, Britt. 68. A quantity of land from fifteen to thirty acres, 28 Edw. 1. Also, a stick, or rod, whereby one is admitted tenant to a copyhold estate, O.N.B. 17. Hence, copyholders are some-times called 'tenants by the verge.'

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