The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Faldage — (spr. Fahldedsch), das Recht der Lehnsherren in England, in Folge dessen sie die Trift über alle unbefriedigte Ländereien ihrer Unterthanen haben. Faldfee (spr. Fahldfi), das Geld, durch welches die Belasteten sich davon loskaufen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Faldage — Rent paid for a sheep fold; also, a lord s right to have a tenant s sheep graze on his land and fertilise it. Frequently the tenants sheep were pastured with the lord s flock. It was also customary for the shepherd to fold his lord s flock on his … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
faldage — The right of the lord of the manor to have the sheep of his tenant manure his land; the term was also applied to the fee paid by the tenant to the lord for exemption from the service of thus manuring … Ballentine's law dictionary
faldage — variant of foldage … Useful english dictionary
Faldfee — Fald fee , n. [AS. fald (E.fold) + E. fee. See {Faldage}.] (O. Eng. Law) A fee or rent paid by a tenant for the privilege of faldage on his own ground. Blount. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Foldage — Fold age, n. [See {Fold} inclosure, {Faldage}.] (O.Eng.Law.) See {Faldage}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-agium — Second element of Latin words such as *ancoragium, *barragium, *berbiagium, *hibernagium, functioning as the equivalent English element age which gives a quality, and here a sense of right or privilege, e.g. *faldage. Cf. age … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Fold soke — The relationship between tenant and lord which tied a man s sheep to his lord s fold. The purpose was to ensure that the lord s land was manured by the sheep. It was termed a consuetude, a custom one most frequently found in East Anglia which a… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
fald-fee — Same as faldage … Ballentine's law dictionary
faldsoca — Same as faldage … Ballentine's law dictionary
