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† drof-land Old Law.
Also ? dryfland and erron. driftland.
[f. ME. drōf, OE. dráf, drove, driving + land.]
(See quot. 1660).
1660W. Somner Gavelkind prop. iv. 116 (Drof-land) that holden by the service of driving, as well of Distresses taken for the Lords use, as of the Lords cattel from place to place, as to and from Markets, Fairs, and the like: more particularly here in Kent of driving the Lords hogs or swine to and from the Weald of Kent. 1664F. Phillips Mistaken Recomp. 39 [The lords] in many or some of their manors do receive Quit-rents of their Tenants for Berdland, or provision of victuals for their homes; Drofland, for driving their Cattle to Fairs and Markets. 1848Wharton Law Lex., Drift-land, Drofland, or Dryfland. |