Middle English Dictionary Entry
rechās n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | rechās n.(2) |
| Etymology | ML rechacea; cp. OF rechacier v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. chace n. 3.
1.
The right to drive livestock back across someone's property.
Associated quotations
- [ (1314-15) RParl.1.330a : Communam Pasture..cum libera chacia & rechacia ad omnimoda averia sua. ]
- (1439) Doc.in Collect.Topogr.516 : I wil yat my brothir Robert..shal have..the seide x acres of resshefen and redfen at Bregge with free entre, chas, and rechas as annexid to ye maner of Blyford.