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lawfemalestatustolleress, woman who, after the death of a tenant, accesses the land and declares herself the rightful heir or reversioner, even when she is not:
(
1293
)
la mere entra cum sun toleresse en clamant le fee e le franc tenement estre le sen
YBB 20-21 EdI 467
(
1311
)
après la mort T[homas] W[alter] n'entra pas inmediate, mes fist un G. come nostre tolleresse
YBB Ed II ix 13
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1313
)
ele entra come nostre toleresse, qar ele fust bastarde
YBB Ed II xiv.ii 66
toleresse (1293)