Etymology

bookland

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Today it means: In Anglo-Saxon society, land held by charter or written title, free from all fief, fee, service, and fines. It was held chiefly by the nobility and denominated freeholders. Full definition →

Middle English bocland ← Old English bōcland
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bookland · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited frombōcland
  2. Middle English · inherited frombocland
  3. English todaybookland

From Middle English bocland, boclond, from Old English bōcland. By surface analysis, book + -land.

Bookland · proper noun2

From book + -land.

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