presentment of Englishry

noun

successful proof or act of proving by the relatives of the deceased that one who had died suddenly was English, in order to avoid the fine levied (under the Norman kings) upon the hundred (an administrative subdivision) or township for the murder of a Norman

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nounpresentment of Englishry (plural presentments of Englishry)

plural presentments of Englishry

  1. historicallawsuccessful proof or act of proving by the relatives of the deceased that one who had died suddenly was English, in order to avoid the fine levied (under the Norman kings) upon the hundred (an administrative subdivision) or township for the murder of a Norman
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presentment of Englishry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presentment%20of%20Englishry

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“presentment of Englishry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presentment%20of%20Englishry. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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