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Trithing

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

Black's Law Dictionary

In Saxon law. One of the territorial divisions of England, bsing the third part of a county, and comprising three or more hundreds. Within the trithing there was a court held (called "frithing-mote") which resembled the court-leet, but was inferior to the county court

Trithiug-mote. The court held for a trithing or riding.

Trithing-reeve. The officer who superintended a trithing or riding.