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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

In Saxon law. A purgation or mode of trial by which one purged himself of an accusation; as by oath or ordeal.

Spelman.

A water-course; a trench or canal for draining marshy grounds. In old English, a lade or load.

Spelman.

In old English law

A court of Justice; a lade or lath.

Cowell.