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He who has only one mansus of his own shall be joined to one of three men who have the same and shall aid him, and the latter shall go alone; the three who have aided him shall remain at home.
De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History » Charlemagne’s way of raising troops 2009
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He who has three mansi of his own property shall be joined to a man who has one mansus, and shall aid him so that he may serve for both.
De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History » Charlemagne’s way of raising troops 2009
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(_baccalariae_), who worked for the tenant of a _mansus_.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various
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Of course, since I'm not a Brit nor fully knowledgeable of every word in the English language, I had to look that word up, which is "from the late 15th century" and comes from the "medieval Latin mansus 'unit of land'.
Manse mj 2007
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