The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bockland \Bock"land\, n.
See Bookland.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bookland \Book"land`\, Bockland \Bock"land`\, n. [AS.
b[=o]cland; b[=o]c 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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Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
BOCKLAND, Eng. law. The name of an ancient allodial tenure, which was exempt
from feudal services. Bac. Ab. Gavelkind, A Spelman's English Works, vol. 2,
233.