Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In old law, a fourth; a fourth part; a quarter; a farthing. Specifically
- noun A quarter of a ward or borough.
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Examples
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"R.K. cepit extra manus domini unam suem tr [~e] nat 'de ferling," &c.
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Christmas in each year, from one ferling of land in Cumb. '
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote
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