- piepowder
- [ʹpaı͵paʋdə] n
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Piepowder Court, Court of Piepowder(s) - ист. ярмарочный /рыночный/ суд
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piepowder — (n.) early 13c., wayfarer, itinerant merchant, etc., folk etymology alteration of M.L. pede pulverosus, lit. dusty footed … Etymology dictionary
Piepowder — Piepoudre Pie pou dre, Piepowder Pie pow der, n. [Lit., dustyfoot, i. e., dusty footed dealers, fr. F. pied foot + poudreux dusty.] (O. Eng. Law) An ancient court of record in England, formerly incident to every fair and market, of which the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
piepowder — pie·pow·der … English syllables
piepowder — noun see piepoudre … Useful english dictionary
Piepowder Court — A court of record, incident to a fair. Held in Cloth Fair during the continuance of Bartholomew Fair for the regulation of its proceedings (Dodsley. 1761) … Dictionary of London
court of piepowder — see court of piepoudre * * * Court of Piepowder ● piepowder … Useful english dictionary
Court of Piepowders — A Court of Piepowders was a special tribunal in England organised by a borough on the occasion of a fair or market. These courts had unlimited jurisdiction over personal actions for events taking place in the market, including disputes between… … Wikipedia
Piepoudre — Pie pou dre, Piepowder Pie pow der, n. [Lit., dustyfoot, i. e., dusty footed dealers, fr. F. pied foot + poudreux dusty.] (O. Eng. Law) An ancient court of record in England, formerly incident to every fair and market, of which the steward of him … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Law of the United Kingdom — The United Kingdom has three legal systems. [ [http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Gtgl1/GuideToGovernment/Judiciary/DG 4003097 The UK has three legal systems, operating in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland ] , direct.gov.uk, accesses 12… … Wikipedia
Law Merchant — The Law Merchant is a legal system used by merchants in medieval Europe, including England. Rather than being the result of the edict of a final authority, it was evolved based on common usage.OriginsThe Law Merchant, or Lex Mercatoria , was… … Wikipedia
Bury St. Edmunds witch trials — The Bury St Edmunds witch trials were a series of trials conducted in the town of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England intermittently between the years 1599 and 1694. Two specific trials in 1645 and 1662 became historically well known. The 1645… … Wikipedia
