| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. An alternative spelling for "Bookland": Alt. of Bockland.[Websters]
2. Charter land held by deed under certain rents and free services, which differed in nothing from free socage lands. This species of tenure has given rise to the modern freeholds.[Websters]. | |
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Date "BOCKLAND" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BOCKLAND
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| Law | BOCKLAND, Eng. law. The name of an ancient allodial tenure, which was exempt from feudal services. Bac. Ab. Gavelkind, A Spelman's English Works, vol. 2, 233. (references) | ||
| Literature | Bockland or Bookland. Land severed from the folcland, and converted into a private estate of perpetual inheritance by a short and simple deed or bock. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
