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HEORDFATE, or HUDEFZST. In

Definition (1910 Edition)

Saxon law. <A master of a family, keeping house, distinguished from a lower class of freemen, viz., folgeras, (folgartt,) who had no habitations of their own, but were houseretainers of their lords.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.