quarter court

noun

Any of the lower courts established in Iceland circa 965 during the period of the Icelandic Commonwealth, each having 36 judges and responsible for one quarter of the country.

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Meanings

nounquarter court (plural quarter courts)

plural quarter courts

  1. historicalAny of the lower courts established in Iceland circa 965 during the period of the Icelandic Commonwealth, each having 36 judges and responsible for one quarter of the country.
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