Middle English Dictionary Entry
termer n.
Entry Info
| Forms | termer n. Pl. termurres. |
| Etymology | AF termer, termour. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A holder of a life interest in an estate.
Associated quotations
- [ (c1290) Britton 2 (Lamb 403)131 : Le termer i averoit fraunc tenement a terme de vie. ]
- a1325 *Rwl.Statutes [OD col.] (Rwl B.520)lf.72 : Þei þe prou þerof were þe termurres. Naþeles þe feo ant te demeine algate bi leuede toward hire hosebonde.