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Lecherwite

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

LAIRWITE, or LEGERwite. A fine for adultery or fornication, anciently paid to the lords of certain manors.

4 Inst. ^06.