NOCTEM DE FIRMA

noctem de firma (nok-t[schwa]m dee f[schwa]r-m[schwa]), n. [Law Latin “night of duty (payable)”] Hist. The duty or custom of providing entertainment or provisions for a night. • At the time of the Norman Conquest, this was the duty or custom of entertaining the king for one night. — Also termed noctes; firma noctis.