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Bercaria

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A sheep fold; a tan house or heath house, where barks or rinds of trees are laid to tan. Domesday Book; Co. Litt 66.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A sheepfold.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In old English law, a sheepfold; also a place where the bark of trees was laid to tan.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

berceria, berqueria, sheep-cote or pen; a

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Inold English law, a sheepfold; also a place where the bark of trees was laid to tan.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Berceria, Berqueria. L. Lat. [from Fr. berger, a shepherd.] In old English law. A berchery; a sheepfold, sheep-cote or pen. Cowell. Blount. Co. Litt. 5 b.