- héafodbotl
- n (-es/-) ancestral seat
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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Heafodbotl — This term was translated into the Latin of English law as capitale mesuagium = a chief *messuage. It was a broad term which referred to the hall or home of a *thegn; certainly, someone of higher status than his neighbours. It was used also of an… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Caput honoris — Lit. head of the honour . The main seat, or head, of the *honour of a lord holding several manors, on which there would have been many fiefs. It was the administrative centre of a widely distributed honour. When first used this term referred to… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Manor — An estate comprising the lord s *demesne (including the land of his dependent peasantry) and other tenements let out for rents and services. [< Lat. manerium, OldFr. maneir] Cf. Manorial court; Caput honoris; Heafodbotl … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
