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Colpicium

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Lat. Salvia colpiciis infra boscum predi^tum. The editor of Cowell (who is followed by Blount,) citing an old charter in which these words occur, supposes that by colpiciis is meant samplars [saplings ?] or young poles, &c. The word undoubtedly is the Latin form of the English coppice or copse- wood; i. e. young wood, subjected to frequent cutting or lopping {colpatura) and probably the same with sylva caidtta, (q. v.)*