English Dictionary

drift of the forest

名詞

イギリス英語 廃用

(UK, law, obsolete) An examination or view of the cattle in a forest, in order to see who they belong to and whether they are commonable, and to determine whether or not the forest is surcharged.

日本語の意味

（英国、法律、廃語）森林内の家畜の所有者や共同利用の可能性、または森林に課される諸条件（例えば課税状況など）を確認するための検査・審査

The court records described a drift of the forest last summer, when officials inspected the cattle to decide ownership, commoning rights, and whether the woodland had been surcharged.

裁判記録には昨夏行われた森林における牛の検査が記されており、役人たちは所有者や共有権の有無、森林が過剰放牧されているかどうかを判断しました。

意味（1）

(UK, law, obsolete) An examination or view of the cattle in a forest, in order to see who they belong to and whether they are commonable, and to determine whether or not the forest is surcharged.

'tis necessary that all those Officers should be at the Drift of The Forest, as well to be assisting in driving the Cattle, as also for giving Notice to each other, who are to have Common in every Town, and with what Number and what sort of Beaſts, and also who are Foreigners[…]

drifts of the forest （ plural ）