| 单词 | custody land |
| 释义 | > as lemmascustody land custody land n. (also with capital initials) now historical and rare a type of Crown land in Great Britain of which the revenue is paid to the Clerk of the Pipe (see pipe n.1 10a).In quots. only in plural. ΚΠ a1614 W. Cope Apol. R. Cecil in J. Gutch Collectanea Curiosa (1781) I. x. 122 Custody Lands, anciently termed the Crown Lands, answered in the Pipe. a1631 R. Cotton in J. Howell Cottoni Posthuma (1651) 179 The Kings raise money..By passing in Fee-farm, except places of the Kings Residence, Parks, [etc.], which remain either in the annexation, custody lands, or Queens jointure, and exceed not yearly 32000. l. 1757 S. Paterson Catal. Coll. Manuscripts Sir. J. Caesar 51 A copy of a commission to the lord-treasurer and chancellor of the Exchequer, for..custody lands for 60 years. 1992 R. W. Hoyle Estates of Eng. Crown, 1558–1640 i. 6 The oldest (and most obscure) were the lands under the charge of the sheriffs, the so-called custody lands. < as lemmas |
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