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CURIA PEDIS PULVERISATI [1 record]

Record 1 2005-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Courts
DEF

In medieval England, a court having jurisdiction over a fair or market and presided over by the organizer's steward.

OBS

The name is a corruption of two French Words (pied and poudre) meaning "dusty feet".

OBS

Historical; no longer current in law.

Key term(s)
  • court of pie-powders
  • curia pedis pulverisati
  • court of piepowders
  • pie-powder court

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tribunaux
Key term(s)
  • cour des piépoudres

Spanish

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