rundale


rundale

(ˈrʌnˌdeɪl) n (Historical Terms) (formerly) the name given, esp in Ireland and earlier in Scotland, to the system of land tenure in which each land-holder had several strips of land that were not contiguous. Also called (in Scotland): runrig [C16 ryndale, from run (vb) + dale, a northern variant of dole1, in the sense "a portion"]