BORDARII, OR BORDIMANNI
\bˈɔːdɑːɹˌɪa͡ɪ], \bˈɔːdɑːɹˌɪaɪ], \b_ˈɔː_d_ɑː_ɹ_ˌɪ__aɪ]\
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In old English law. Tenants of a less servile condition than the villani. who had a bord or cottage, with a small parcel of land, allowed to them, on condition they should supply the lord with poultry and eggs, and other small provisions for his board or entertainment. Spelman. BL.LAW DICT. (2O ED.)
By Henry Campbell Black
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