English Dictionary

presentment of Englishry

名詞

歴史的

(law, historical) successful proof or act of proving by the relatives of the deceased that one who had died suddenly was English, in order to avoid the fine levied (under the Norman kings) upon the hundred (an administrative subdivision) or township for the murder of a Norman

日本語の意味

（法的・歴史的用語）故人が突然死した際、その故人がイングランド人であったことを遺族が証明する行為、またはその証明自体。これは、ノルマン王時代に、ノルマン人の殺人に対してハンドレッドまたは町へ課された罰金を回避するために行われた。

The villagers prepared a presentment of Englishry to avoid the heavy fine levied by the Norman sheriff after the sudden death.

村人たちは突然の死の後、ノルマンの保安官から科される高額な罰金を免れるため、被害者が英人であることの証明を準備した。

意味（1）

(law, historical) successful proof or act of proving by the relatives of the deceased that one who had died suddenly was English, in order to avoid the fine levied (under the Norman kings) upon the hundred (an administrative subdivision) or township for the murder of a Norman

presentments of Englishry （ plural ）