waivery en · NOUN
Etymology
From waive + -ry.
Meanings
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(historical, uncountable, usually) The outlawry of a woman.
Significantly, on documenting Thomas's subsequent outlawry and Margery's waivery, the court clerk recorded that it was not known whether they had any chattels because they were strangers.
2015, Louise J. Wilkinson, Women in Thirteenth-Century Lincolnshire, page 92:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| waiveries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |