CORNAGE

cornage

cornage (kor-nij). [fr. Anglo-French corne “horn”] Hist. 1. A type of grand-sergeanty military tenure in which the tenant was bound to blow a horn to alert others whenever an enemy approached. 2. A form of tenure entitling a landowner to rent based on the number of horned cattle owned by the tenant. • Cornage may […]

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