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Vicountiel or Vicontiel

Defined in 1 dictionary — Black's (1910)

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Anything that belongs to the sheriffs, as vicontiel writs; i. e., such as are triable in the sheriff's court As to vicontiel rente, sce St. 3 & 4 Wm. IV. c. 99, §§ 12, 13, which places them under the management of the commissioners of the woods and forests. Cowell.

— Viconntiel jurisdiction. That jurisdiction which belongs to the officers of a county; as sheriffs, coroners, etc.