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
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 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.