Castle Baynard Ward — One of the twenty six wards of the City of London, to the south. Bounded on the north and west by Farringdon Ward Within, east by Queenhithe and Bread Street Wards, and south by the Thames. First mention: Cal. Letter Book B. p. 257, 1275.… … Dictionary of London
Caput honoris — Lit. head of the honour . The main seat, or head, of the *honour of a lord holding several manors, on which there would have been many fiefs. It was the administrative centre of a widely distributed honour. When first used this term referred to… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Castellaria — A castlery or castellany was a block of territory attached to a *castle or within its jurisdiction. There were 14 named castleries in *DB. A legitimate castle, licensed by the king, would have had around it knights fiefs; these knights would have … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Castellatus — A castlery or castellany was a block of territory attached to a *castle or within its jurisdiction. There were 14 named castleries in *DB. A legitimate castle, licensed by the king, would have had around it knights fiefs; these knights would have … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Waita — A castle watchman s fee; not a high ranking post; perhaps akin to the porter in the opening scene of Macbeth. Cf. Warda castri … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
