“Coterellus…. A cottager. Considered by Spelman and others, the same with cotarius. But Cowell makes the distinction that the cotarius had free socage tenure, and paid a stated firm (rent) in provisions or money, with some occasional customary service; whereas the coterellus seemed to have held in mere villenage, and had his person and issue and goods disposed at the pleasure of the lord.” 1 Alexander M. Burrill, A Law-Dictionary and Glossary 387 (2d ed. 1867).
coterellus
coterellus (kot-[schwa]-rel-[schwa]s). [Law Latin] Hist. A serf who inhabits a cottage; a servile tenant whose person, issue, and goods are at the disposal of the lord. — Also spelled coterell. Cf. COTARIUS.
