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toleresse (1293)

toleresse (1293)

tolleresse  
  FEW:  tollere *13/ii,19b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED:  toller (tolleress) n.4  MED: DMLBS:

s.f.

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
( 1313 )  ele entra come nostre toleresse, qar ele fust bastarde  YBB Ed II xiv.ii 66

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See also:

tolage  tolance  tolette  tolir  tolour  tolte  trestolir 
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