Roturier
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In old French law. One not noble. Diet, de I'Acad. Franc. A free commoner; one who did not hold his land by homage and fealty, yet owned certain services. Howard, Diet, de Normande.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
One not of the nobility.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Fr.
In old French and Canadian law. A free tenant of land on services exigible either in money or in kind. Steph. Leet. 229. A free commoner; one who held of a superior, but could have no inferior below him.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
fr. In old French and Canadian on services exigible either in money or