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Definition of faulkland

faulkland

/ˈfɔːlklənd/
faulk · land
Plural:faulklands
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faulkland Lexical Profile

• noun

1

British (Historical, Anglo-Saxon law) An archaic variant of folkland: land held under traditional customary or tribal law rather than by formal royal charter (bookland).

Example

"Early legal historians debated whether faulkland denoted communal property or simply land subject to customary tribal obligations."

2

British A small rural village in the Mendip district of Somerset, southwestern England, situated between Norton St Philip and Hemington.

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Word Origin & Etymology

In its historical legal sense, an archaic spelling variant of folkland, derived from Old English folcland, from folc ('people, tribe') + land ('land').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Faulkland. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/faulkland
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