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(UK, legal, historical) A journey taken by certain Medieval English itinerant judges (justices in eyre).

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(UK, legal, historical) A journey taken by certain Medieval English itinerant judges (justices in eyre).

The fact that the Surrey veredicta are uncancelled, and indeed their very survival, can doubtless be explained by the suspension of the eyre in June 1294, when consideration of the crown pleas had barely begun;
Origin: From , from , from , a going, way, from the root of to go. Compare errant, itinerant, issue. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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    — Bluesky· May 2026
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    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “A Jane Eyre inspired thing… pencil drawing of a Highland path transmogrified into odd Victorian lass #bookillustration”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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