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Leidgreve

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Kinney (1893)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In Saxon law. An ofl Scer who had jurisdiction over a lathe. Cowell. LEIPA (Law Lat.)

In old English law. A fugitive or runaway. LL. Hen. I. c. 43. Spelman. Possibly the root of "elope."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Same as Lathreve.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

In Saxon law. An officer who had jurisdiction over a lathe.