bookland

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

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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.

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