Meanings
- UKnot comparableobsoletelawOf or pertaining to the viscount or sheriff of a county.
Vicontiel writs were those that were triable in the sheriff, or county, court.
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It is in the election of the party injured by a trespass, to sue out a writ of trespass that is returnable, or one that is not. The latter writ is called a vicontiel writ; because the matter therein complained of is to be determined before the sheriff ...
1798, Henry Gwillim, A New Abridgment of the Law in Seven Volumes: 6: 5th edition, page 554Synonyms: viscomital
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to the viscount or sheriff of a county.
Origin
- Middle Frenchvisconte“viscount”
- Anglo-Normanvicontiel
- Englishvicontiel
From Anglo-Norman vicontiel, from Middle French visconte (“viscount”) + -iel. Equivalent to viscount + -ial.
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vicontiel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicontiel
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