secta regalis
secta regalis 〈英〉出席郡长治安巡视法庭的义务 所有人均有义务一年两次出席郡长治安巡视法庭〔sheriff’s tourn〕以便被告知一些有关治安的消息。之所以这样说，是因为郡长治安巡视法庭是国王的封地刑事法庭〔court leet〕，其设立是为了国王接受民众的宣誓效忠。 (→sheriff’s tourn; court(-)leet)
SECTA REGALIS
secta regalis
secta regalis (sek-t[schwa] ri-gay-lis). [Latin “king’s suit”] Hist. An obligation to attend the sheriff’s court twice a year, so called because it had the same functions and jurisdiction as the king’s court.