Bordland

Bordland
Bordland Bord"land`, n. [Bordar (or perh. bord a board) + land.] (O. Eng. Law) Either land held by a bordar, or the land which a lord kept for the maintenance of his board, or table. --Spelman. [1913 Webster]

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