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CURIA PEDIS PULVERISATI [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-05-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Courts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- court of pie powder
1, record 1, English, court%20of%20pie%20powder
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- court of pie poudre 2, record 1, English, court%20of%20pie%20poudre
correct
- court of piepowder 3, record 1, English, court%20of%20piepowder
correct
- court of the dusty feet 2, record 1, English, court%20of%20the%20dusty%20feet
correct
- piepoudre court 4, record 1, English, piepoudre%20court
correct
- piepowder court 3, record 1, English, piepowder%20court
correct
- court of piepoudre 5, record 1, English, court%20of%20piepoudre
correct
- court of piedpoudre 4, record 1, English, court%20of%20piedpoudre
correct
- court of pi-powder 6, record 1, English, court%20of%20pi%2Dpowder
correct
- court of py-powder 6, record 1, English, court%20of%20py%2Dpowder
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In medieval England, a court having jurisdiction over a fair or market and presided over by the organizer's steward. 6, record 1, English, - court%20of%20pie%20powder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The name is a corruption of two French Words (pied and poudre) meaning "dusty feet". 6, record 1, English, - court%20of%20pie%20powder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Historical; no longer current in law. 6, record 1, English, - court%20of%20pie%20powder
Record 1, Key term(s)
- court of pie-powders
- curia pedis pulverisati
- court of piepowders
- pie-powder court
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tribunaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cour des pieds poudreux
1, record 1, French, cour%20des%20pieds%20poudreux
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cour des piépoudres
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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