{ Book″land′ (bo͝ok″lănd′), Bock″land′ } (bŏk″lănd′), n. [AS. bōcland; bōc book + land land.] (O. Eng. Law) Charter land held by deed under certain rents and free services, which differed in nothing from free socage lands. This species of tenure has given rise to the modern freeholds.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.