1. : an original writ used to protect a feudal tenant in the enjoyment of his freehold property by trial of the rights of the parties in the court of the manor
2. : a common law writ for restoring to its owner freehold property unjustly withheld
1. : an original writ used to protect a feudal tenant in the enjoyment of his freehold property by trial of the rights of the parties in the court of the manor
2. : a common law writ for restoring to its owner freehold property unjustly withheld
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012