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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

A fine for neglect of military duty. If the lord did not respond to the king’s call for the quota of milites which he was required to send, he must pay the fine for each man short. The man was bound to the lord, not to the king. Maitl. Domesd.

Book and Beyond 169, 161.

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