"bookland" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: booklands [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English bocland, boclond, from Old English bōcland, equivalent to book + land. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bocland}} Middle English bocland, {{m|enm|boclond}} boclond, {{inh|en|ang|bōcland}} Old English bōcland, {{compound|en|book|land}} book + land Head templates: {{en-noun}} bookland (plural booklands)
  1. (historical) In Anglo-Saxon society, land held by charter or written title, free from all fief, fee, service, and fines. It was held chiefly by the nobility and denominated freeholders. Tags: historical Synonyms: bocland Hypernyms: land Related terms: allodium

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