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advocarius

advocarius , a (adj.) paying for lord’s avowry. b tenant in avowry. c bailiff (W. rhaglaw) of avowry (cf. advocaria 1d). a 1510 de redditu tenencium advocar[iorum] nihil, quia nulli tenentes advocar[ii] sunt ibidem (Brecon) MinAc 4704.  b 1218 si aliquis adventicius ‥ in terras eorum venerit ‥, liceat baroni ipsum ‥ retinere, salvis michi ~iis qui sponte ad me venerunt (Ch. Com. Cestr.) EHR XXIX 43; 1352 omnes alii nativi et ~ii domini principis istius commoti solvent staurum domini principis annuatim Rec. Caern. 9; 1366 ad communem peticionem factam hominum de advocaria principis ‥ responsum est quod justiciarius informet se de statu et condicione ~iorum Ib. 214.  c 1335 officium ~ii cum redditibus hominum qui sunt in advocaria valet ‥ xxv s. Surv. Denb. 209.

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