Constitutions of Clarendon (1164) Commentary by Lauren Moreau, University of Leeds, U.K.

Glossary

advowson the right of a patron of a particular church or church office to appoint or nominate a candidate to hold a position within the church
chattels personal property
clerks clerics
demesne the portion of an estate set aside for the owner’s personal use
fee land that is held by a lord in exchange for services
inculpated blamed
interdict an ecclesiastical censure or prohibitory decree
pledge as a permanency formal promise
seisin feudal ownership of land
servitors people who perform official duties for a landowner
wile trick or stratagem