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Piepowder
{
, Pie′pouˊdre
,Pie′powˊder
}Noun.
[Lit., dustyfoot, i. e., dusty-footed dealers, fr. F.
pied
foot + poudreux
dusty.] (O. Eng. Law)
An ancient court of record in England, formerly incident to every fair and market, of which the steward of him who owned or had the toll was the judge.
Blackstone.
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piepowder
piepowder
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piepowder (plural piepowders)
- (Britain, law, obsolete) An ancient court of record in England, formerly incident to every fair and market, of which the steward of him who owned or had the toll was the judge.