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† ˈfaldfee Obs. rare—1.
In 3 (?) faldfey.
[app. f. OE. fald, fold n.1 + feoh (see fee).]
Some kind of manorial dues.
The record quoted by Blount has not been identified; it is not the Liber Niger Scaccarii. Possibly there is some error.
a1300Liber Niger Heref. fol. 158 (Blount) W. M. tenet novem acras terræ Custumariæ in Bosbury..et debet quasdam consuetudines, viz. Tak & Toll & Faldfey. 1679Blount Anc. Ten. 155 This Faldfey might signify a fee or rent paid by the Tenant to his Lord for leave to fold his Sheep on his own ground. 1706in Phillips (ed. Kersey). 1809in Tomlins Law Dict. 1848in Wharton Law Lex. |