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Three-Weeks Court

Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1914)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

In the Kentish custom of gavelet, it was the lord’s court. 18 Harv. L. R. 40. T H R I T H I N G. The third part of a county consisting of three or more hundreds. Cowell. Corrupted to the modern “riding,” which is still used to designate a subdivision of Yorkshire. 1 Bla. Com. 116.