Definition of Piepowders. Meaning of Piepowders. Synonyms of Piepowders

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Definition of Piepowders

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 Piepowders from wikipedia

- justice known to the law of England". Courts of piepowders had declined in use by the 17th century. A piepowder court was held in front of the mayor and bailiffs...
- property qualifications for jurors, restricted the abusive Courts of Piepowders, regulated cloth sales, instituted certain forms of trade protectionism...
- 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...
- Commission Court of Criminal Appeal Court for Crown Cases Reserved Courts of piepowders (marketplace courts) ****ize Court Restrictive Practices Court Courts leet...
- court did not sit, as a court of piepowders tried offences occurring at the markets. Later at least one of the piepowders courts was merged into the Tolzey...
- market and fair called the Pie-Poudre Court (also spelt pie poudre or Piepowders). The name comes from the French, "pieds poudrés" which can be translated...
- its ecesiastical use. The buildings may well have served as a Court of Piepowders (dusty feet) for those frequenting the markets held outside its doors...
- 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...
- court, the room on the first floor was used for hearings of the court of piepowders which resolved commercial disputes among merchants. Following the dissolution...
- months in county towns during the Hilary and Trinity vacations. Court of piepowders English criminal law Government in medieval England History of the courts...