bord halfpenny

English

Noun

bord halfpenny (plural bord halfpennies)

1. A fee paid in markets and fairs by the Saxons to the lord for the privilege of having a bord or bench for the sale of articles.

References

• E. Cobham Brewer. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
• Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). Bord halfpenny - Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (first ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
• Wharton's Pocket Law Dictionary. 2010.