Manorial roll

The Manorial Roll or Court Roll is the roll or record kept in connection with a manorial court, in particular containing entries relating to the rents and holdings, deaths, alienations, and successions of the customary tenants or copyholders. A copy of the court roll constitutes the tenant's title to his holding.[1]

See also

  1. ^ "court roll, n.". OED Online. November 2010. Oxford University Press