coshering

coshering
1. The act of feasting
2. The privilege of landlords (or relatives) to invite themselves to live with their tenants

Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.

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  • Coshering — Cosh er*ing, n. (Old Law) A feudal prerogative of the lord of the soil entitling him to lodging and food at his tenant s house. Burrill. [1913 Webster] Sometimes he contrived, in deflance of the law, to live by coshering, that is to say, by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coshering — /kosharin/ In old English law, a feudal prerogative or custom for lords to lie and feast themselves at their tenants houses …   Black's law dictionary

  • coshering — /kosharin/ In old English law, a feudal prerogative or custom for lords to lie and feast themselves at their tenants houses …   Black's law dictionary

  • coshering — A word of Irish origin for pampering. See cosbering …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • coshering — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cosher — Cosh er (k?sh ?r), v. t. [Ir. cosair a feast, a banquet? or cf. F. coucher to lie. Cf. {Couch}, {Coshering}.] 1. (Old Law) To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of. See {Coshering}. [1913 Webster] 2. To treat… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • James Fitzedmund Fitzgerald — John Fitzedmund Fitzgerald was the hereditary Seneschal of Imokilly, an Irish nobleman of the Anglo Norman Fitzgerald dynasty in the province of Munster, who rebelled against the crown during the reign of Queen Elizabeth of England.Fitzgerald was …   Wikipedia

  • coshery — sh(ə)rē, ri noun ( es) : coshering or entertainment so exacted …   Useful english dictionary

  • cochering — see coshering …   Useful english dictionary

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