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Court-baron
Court-baron, a court which, before 1926 (see COPYHOLDS), although not one of record, was incident to every manor, and could not be severed therefrom. It was ordained for the maintenance of the services and duties stipulated...
Court-leet
Court-leet. [Coke says leet is a Saxon word, and comes from the verb gelathian, or gelethian (g being added euphoni' gratia), i.e., convenire, to assemble together, unde conventus, 4 Inst. 261. For other opinions as to...
Bandbox
A light box of pasteboard or thin wood usually cylindrical for holding ruffs the bands of the 17th century collars caps bonnets etc
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Poking stick
A small stick or rod of steel formerly used in adjusting the plaits of ruffs
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