FOLKLAND

Etymology

Noun

folkland (countable and uncountable, plural folklands)

(legal, obsolete, UK) 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.

Source: Wiktionary

Folk"land`, n. Etym: [AS. folcland.] (O.Eng. Law)

Definition: Land held in villenage, being distributed among the folk, or people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and resumed at his discretion. Not being held by any assurance in writing, it was opposed to bookland or charter land, which was held by deed. Mozley & W.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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