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Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1914)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

See Chinese. GEBOCIAN (from Sax. boc). To convey boc land, — the grantor being said to gebocian the grantee of the land; 1 Reeves, Hist. Eng. Law 21. See Du Cange, Liber; Bocland; Folcland. GEBUR (Sax.). A boor. His services varied in different places — to work for his lord two or more days a week; to pay gafols in money, barley, etc.; to pay hearth money, etc. He was a tenant with a house and a yard land or virgate or two oxen. Maitl. Domesday and Beyond 37. GEBURSCIR. Neighbourhood or adjoining district. Cowell.