"folkland" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: folklands [plural]
Etymology: From Old English folcland. Equivalent to folk + land. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|folcland}} Old English folcland, {{compound|en|folk|land}} folk + land Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} folkland (countable and uncountable, plural folklands)
  1. (law, historical, UK) Land held in villeinage, being distributed among the folk, or people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and taken back at his discretion. Tags: UK, countable, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Related terms: bookland
    Sense id: en-folkland-en-noun-l4BlwA-3 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law

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