单词 | culvertage |
释义 | culvertagen. Feudal Law. The position of a culvert, villeinage; forfeiture and degradation to the position of a villein or serf. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > withdrawal or loss of legal rights > [noun] > degradation to position of villain culvertage1613 society > authority > subjection > service > feudal service > serfdom > [noun] churldomc1386 villainyc1386 bondshipc1440 servage1523 villeinage1531 culvertage1613 serfage1816 serfship1830 serfdom1850 unfreedom1884 1613–18 S. Daniel Coll. Hist. Eng. (1626) 116 King John..summoning likewise all Earles, Barons..to defend him..vnder paine of Culuertage, and perpetuall seruitude. 1700 J. Tyrrell Gen. Hist. Eng. II. 753 The Reproach of Culvertage..seems to have been..not only a Penalty, but also a Term of Reproach for Cowardize. a1797 E. Burke Ess. Abridgm. Eng. Hist. (rev. ed.) in Wks. (1812) V. 693 The King of France..summoned all his vassals, under the penalty of felony and the opprobrious name of Culvertage (a name of all things dreaded by both nations) to attend in this expedition. 1823–6 J. Lingard Hist. Eng. (ed. 4) III. 31 (note) Culvertage..The culprit was liable by law to the forfeiture of all property, and perpetual servitude. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1613 |
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