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Cotsetus

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

In old English law. A cottager or cottage holder who, by servile tenure, was bound to work for the lord. Cowell.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Same as Cotset.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A cottager or cottageholder who held by servile tenure and was bound to do the work of the lord. Cowell.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A cottager or cottage-holder who held by servile tenure and was bound to do the work of the lord. CowelL

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

cotsethus, I. I.

In old English law. A cottager who, by servile tenure, was bound to work for the lord.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A cottager or cottage-holder who held by servile tenureand was bound to do the work of the lord. Cowell.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

COTSETHUS. L. Lat. [Sax. cotsete; the inhabitant of a cottage.] In old English law. A cottager who, by servile tenure, was bound to work for the lord. Cowell. LL. Hen. I. c. 30. Spelman, voce. Cota, Cotarius.