Holyworkfolk (English, noun)
expansion: Holyworkfolk pl (plural only)
Senses:
head_nr: 1
qualifier: medieval English law
glosses: Tenants who held land by the service of repairing or defending a church or monument and were therefore exempt from feudal and military duties; specifically, the caretakers of the body of St Cuthbert.
tags: plural
plural-only
Forms: