Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BORD'LAND
BORD'-HALF-PEN'NYBORD'LODE, or BORD-LOAD
BORD'LAND, n. [bord and land. See Board.]
In old law, the demain land which a lord kept in his hands for the maintenance of his bord, board, or table. – Spelman.
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