bookland
See also: Bookland
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle English bocland, boclond, from Old English bōcland, equivalent to book + land.
Noun edit
bookland (plural booklands)
- (historical) In Anglo-Saxon society, land held by charter or written title, free from all fief, fee, service, and fines. It was held chiefly by the nobility and denominated freeholders.