PIEPOWDER

Etymology

Noun

piepowder (plural piepowders)

(UK, legal, obsolete) An ancient court of record in England, formerly incident to every fair and market, of which the steward of him who owned or had the toll was the judge.

Source: Wiktionary

Pie"pou`dre, Pie"pow`der, n. Etym: [Lit., dustyfoot, i.e., dusty- footed dealers, fr. F. pied foot + poudreux dusty.] (O. Eng. Law)

Definition: An ancient court of record in England, formerly incident to every fair and market, of which the steward of him who owned or had the toll was the judge. Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition