In England (and subsequently in Ireland): a subdivision of a county or shire, having its own court; also formerly applied to the court itself: cf. c…
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释义 | society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > court of shire or part of shire (18) hundredc1000 In England (and subsequently in Ireland): a subdivision of a county or shire, having its own court; also formerly applied to the court itself: cf. c… shire?c1225 A shire-court. (Cf. shire-moot, n.) Obsolete. wapentakea1500 The judicial court of such a subdivision. shire-moot1614 The judicial assembly of the shire in Old English times. wapentake court1658 attributive: wapentake court, wapentake fine. hundred-court1671 in English History the court having civil and criminal jurisdiction within a territorial hundred. hundred-mote1839 the assembly of the hundred, the hundred-court. Subcategories:— held periodically (7) — in Scotland (3) — in Wales (1) |
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