Definition of Piepowder. Meaning of Piepowder. Synonyms of Piepowder

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Definition of Piepowder

Piepowder
Piepoudre Pie"pou`dre, Piepowder Pie"pow`der, n. [Lit., dustyfoot, i. e., dusty-footed dealers, fr. F. pied foot + poudreux dusty.] (O. Eng. Law) An ancient court of record in England, formerly incident to every fair and market, of which the steward of him who owned or had the toll was the judge. --Blackstone.

Meaning of Piepowder from wikipedia

- A court of piepowders was a special tribunal in England organised by a borough on the occasion of a fair or market. Such a court had unlimited jurisdiction...
- property qualifications for jurors, restricted the abusive Courts of Piepowders, regulated cloth sales, instituted certain forms of trade protectionism...
- Commission Court of Criminal Appeal Court for Crown Cases Reserved Courts of piepowders (marketplace courts) ****ize Court Restrictive Practices Court Courts leet...
- bailiwick, which was given the right to hold a market, a fair and a court of piepowders. In 1835 Hemel Hempstead became the centre of a poor law union, and a...
- the seat of county ****izes, Bury St Edmunds had been a site for both piepowder courts and court ****izes, the latter since the Abbey was given a Liberty...
- including local and tribunal courts such as the Hundred Courts and Court of Piepowders. The Court of King's Bench heard all complaints and pleas addressed to...
- library of Chichester Cathedral, as late as the 18th Century the Court of Piepowders that was held on the occasion of the fair took place between the Feast...
- is where the Court Leet of Whitby, the Court of Pleas and the Court of Piepowder used to meet. Sometimes guilty parties would have to occupy the stocks...
- barrister on the English Western Circuit in the 19th century. A court of piepowders, mentioned in the book's title, was a special tribunal in England organized...
- courts: Courts baron Courts leet Manorial courts customary Courts of piepowders Courts of the staple Courts of the clerk of the market Hundred courts...