bookland

See also: Bookland

English

Alternative forms

• bocland

Etymology

From Middle English bocland, boclond, from Old English bōcland, equivalent to book +‎ land.

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.

Hypernyms

• land

See also

• allodium