Coterellus

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A cottager. Coterellus was distinguished from cotarms in this, that the cotarius held by socage tenure, but the coterellus held in mere villenage, and his person, issue, and goods were held at the will of the lord. Cowell.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A cottager holding at the will of the lord.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A cottager/ Coterellus was distinguished from cotarius in this, that the cotarius held by socage tenure, but the coterellus held in mere villenage, and his person, issue, and goods were held at the will of the lord. Cowell.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In feudal law. A servile tenant, who held in mere vlllenage; his person, issue, and goods were disposable at the lord's pleasure.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat.

In old English law. A cottager. Considered by Spelman and others the same with cotarius. Spelman. Co. Litt. 66 b. But Cowell makes the distinction that the cotarius had a free socage tenure and paid a stated firm (rent,) in provisions or money, with some occasional customary service; whereas the coterellus seemed to have held in mere villenage, and had his person and issue, and gooos disposed at the pleasure of his lord. Cowell, roc. Coterellus.