MERCENLAGE

mercenlage (m[schwa]r-s[schwa]n-law). [fr. Saxon myrcnalag] The law of the Mercians. • This was one of the three principal legal systems prevailing in England at the beginning of the 11th century. It was observed in many midland counties and those bordering on Wales. — Also spelled merchenlage (m[ schwa]r-sh[schwa]n-law). — Also termed lex merciorum (leks m[schwa]r-shee-or-[schwa]m); […]