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Thrithing

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Stimson (1881)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

A division consisting of three or four hundreds.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A riding. See Riding.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In Saxon and old English law. The third part of a county; a division of a county consisting of three or more hundreds. Cowell. Corrupted to the modern "riding," which is still used in Yorkshire. 1 Bl. Comm. 116.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

sax. A riding; a third part