bookland
See also: Bookland
English
Etymology
From Middle English bocland, boclond, from Old English bōcland, equivalent to book + land.
Noun
bookland (plural booklands)
- (Anglo-Saxon) In Anglo-Saxon society, land held by charter or written title, free from all fief, fee, service, and/or fines. Such was formerly held chiefly by the nobility and denominated freeholders.
Hypernyms
- land
See also
- allodium