bookland

== English == === Alternative forms === bocland === Etymology === From Middle English bocland, boclond, from Old English bōcland. By surface analysis, book +‎ -land. === Noun === bookland (plural booklands) (historical) In Anglo-Saxon society, land held by charter or written title, free from all fief, fee, service, and fines. It was held chiefly by the nobility and denominated freeholders. Hypernym: land === See also === allodium Bookland