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Englishry — Englishry, or Englescherie , is a legal name given, in the reign of William the Conqueror, to the presentment of the fact that a person slain was an Englishman. If an unknown man was found slain, he was presumed to be a Norman, and the hundred… … Wikipedia
Englishry — Eng lish*ry, n. 1. The state or privilege of being an Englishman. [Obs.] Cowell. [1913 Webster] 2. A body of English or people of English descent; commonly applied to English people in Ireland. [1913 Webster] A general massacre of the Englishry.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Englishry — /ing glish ree/ or, often, / lish /, n. 1. the fact of being English, esp. by birth. 2. a population that is English or of English descent: the Englishry of Ireland. [1250 1300; late ME Englisherie < AF Englescherie, equiv. to ME Englisch ENGLISH … Universalium
englishry — Same as engleschire. See presentment of englishry … Ballentine's law dictionary
Englishry — noun Date: 1620 the state, fact, or quality of being English ; englishness … New Collegiate Dictionary
Englishry — The English as distinct from the Normans, esp. in law; also later, the English inhabitants of Ireland. Cf. French … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
englishry — en·glish·ry … English syllables
englishry — shrē, ri noun ( es) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle English englisherie, englishrie, from english (I) + erie, rie ry 1. : the state or fact of being of English birth … Useful english dictionary
presentment of Englishry — A relic of the Conquest. In England, under Norman rule, Englishry was said to be presented when it was proved that a murdered man was an Englishman, and thus the county was saved from an amercement which otherwise would have been imposed upon it … Ballentine's law dictionary
presentment of englishry — Usage: usually capitalized E : the presentation of proof that a slain person was of English rather than Norman birth as an excuse for not paying a fine levied by the Norman kings of England upon local governmental units for the murder of a Norman … Useful english dictionary
