Middle English Dictionary Entry

dorne-dai court phr.
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Entry Info

Forms dorne-dai court phr.
Etymology Cp. dorne , var. of dirne a doorjamb.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
?A session of a borough court at which the sealing of a burgher's doorway for non-payment of burgage rent could be ordered.
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