Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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lairwite
n.'° [fr. Saxon lagan "to lie" + wite "a fine"] Hist. A fine for adultery or fornication paid to the lord of the manor; specif., a lord's privilege of receiving a fine for fornication with the lord's female villeins. -Also termed lairesite; lecherwite; legerwite; leyerwite.