Gersuma

Sax. <fe L. Lat.

In old English law

A price, reward or sum of money; {sumptus, prcemium;) the greater and better part of goods.

Spelman, Chron. Sax. A. D. 1035.

1065, cited ibid, A fine or consideration paid for a thing. The word is used tery fi^uetitly in tbift sense in old charter^. Seiatis me pro tot libris quas N. mihi dedit in gersumam, dedisse, concessisse, (fee.; Know ye that I, for so many pounds which N. has given me for a gersume, have given, granted, <fec. Spelman. A fine, Amerciament or compensation for an offence. Spelman. This word is written by Matthew Paris gersoma. Qressume, grossome and garsumme are other forms of it; but these are pronounced by Mr. Blount to be corruptions. Blount's yomolex. (ed. 1691») Advertisement.