folkland en · NOUN
Etymology
From Old English folcland. By surface analysis, folk + land.
Meanings
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(UK, countable, historical, uncountable) Land held in villeinage, being distributed among the folk, or people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and taken back at his discretion.
The folkland, the national fund, was administered and conveyed conjointly by the king and the witan.
1889, Hannis Taylor, The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| folklands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |