Croft
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
A little close adjoining a dwelling house, and inclosed for pasture and tillage, or any particular use. Jacob, Law Diet. A small space fenced off, in which to keep farm cattle. Spelman. The word is now entirely obsolete.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A little close adjoining a dwelling-house, and enclosed for pasture and tillage or any particular use. Jacob, Law Diet A small place fenced off in which to keep farm-cattle. Spelman, Gloss.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In old English law. A small piece of a dwelling-house.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A little close adjoining a dwelling-house, and inclosed for pasture and tillage or any particular use. Jacob. A small place fenced off in which to keep farm-cattle, Spelman. The word is now entirely obsolete.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
[L. Lat. croftum, croftus, crofta, cruftum, crufta.] In old English conveyancing. A small piece of ground adjoining a dwelling house, and enclosed for pasture or arable, or any particular use; a close. Glanv. lib. 8, c. 3. Cowell. Spelman. Blount. The same with what was formerly called a pightel. (q. v.) Derived by some from Sax. creaft, skill, from the skill laid out in cultivating it. Termes de la ley. Cowell. But by Spelman, through the Lat. crypta, from Greek, to conceal, as being a secret or separate place. See Close.