Kenilworth Edict
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
An edict or award between Henry III. and those who had been in arms against him; so called because made at Kenilworth Castle, in Warwickshire, A. D. 1266. It contained a composition of those who had forfeited their estates in that rebellion, which composition was five years' rent of the estates forfeited. Hale, Com. Law, 10, note (d).
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
An award for the pacification of the kingdom made by the English king and parliament in 1266.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
An edict or award between Henry III. and those who had been in arms against him; so calied because made at Kenilworth Castle, in Warwickshire, anno 51 Hen. III., A. D. 1266. It contained a composition of those who had forfeited their estates in that rebellion, which composition was five years' rent of the estates forfeited. Wharton.