presentments of Englishry

A form of presentment of Englishry — 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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noun
  1. pluralplural of presentment of Englishry
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