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Apiacum
Apiacum, Pap Castle, in Cumberland.
Heristall
Heristall, a castle, Spelm.
Magna Carta
shall be assigned her if it were not assigned her before, or that if the house be a castle, and if she depart from the castle, then a competent house shall be forthwith provided for her, in
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Swarf-money
Swarf-money, warth-money or guard-money, paid in lieu of the service of castle-ward. A payment made in lieu of service of maintaining a lord's castle, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p.
Tenure
kinds, either ut de honore, where the land was held of the king as proprietor of some honour, castle, or manor, or ut de corona, where it was held of him in right of the Crown itself.
Chance witness
Chance witness, the expression chance witness is borrowed from countries where every man's home is considered his castle and everyone must have an explanation for his presence elsewhere or in another man's castle. It is quite
VerbarMorro
A round hill or point of land hence Morro castle a castle on a hill
Donjon
The chief tower also called the keep a massive tower in ancient castles forming the strongest part of the fortifications See Illust of Castle
Castellany
The lordship of a castle the extent of land and jurisdiction appertaining to a castle
Garnestura
Garnestura, victuals, arms, and other implements of war, necessary for the defence of a town or castle, Mat. Par. 1250.
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