What is a place where a messuage has once stood; the site of a burnt or decayed house called?
toft — (O. Eng. Law) A place where a messuage has once stood; the site of a burnt or decayed house. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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