Also known as: Assessor. See also: Amercement. The manor court officer who adjusted fines (amercements) levied by the jury according to each offender's personal circumstances.  They usually reduc [..]

The combination of technical, physical and social aspects of the agricultural production process. (De Moor, Shaw-Taylor, and Warde, 2001, 261)  

See: Affeeror.  

See: Stint.  

See also: Common right, Common land, Common waste. In England and Wales common land is land which is privately owned but which is subject to the exercise of common rights by other parties.  The term c [..]

See also: Common. Land used, managed or both by several individuals or groups. (De Moor, Shaw-Taylor, and Warde, 2001, 261) Common meadow Refers to land primarily used for hay production and subject t [..]

See also: Common. Refers to common land used neither for the cultivation of crops nor for the production of hay but principally for the grazing of animals or the gathering of fuel and sometimes other [..]

A person who has a common right over common land.  

See: Commoners’ association.  

In Scotland, this was the shared pasture or common land above the head-dyke, which provided grazing for livestock and other essential materials such as peat and gorse.