firmura

1 firmura [cf. 1 firmare] , custody, security. 1198 custodes cunei et ponderis ‥ salve custodiant semper in communi custodia sub sigillis suis dicas et cyrographa et in tali ~a quod quilibet eorum habeat clavem suam et diversam (Carta Stannariorum) BBExch 367.

2 firmura [cf. 2 firma] , (~a libera) ‘frank-farm’, freehold tenure for fixed rent. a1237 concessi ‥ monachis liberam ~am stangni molendinorum de Westcroft in terra mea Cart. Blyth 138.