FOLK-LAND

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Folkland \Folk"land`\, n. [AS. folcland.] (O.Eng. Law)
     Land held in villenage, being distributed among the folk, or
     people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and resumed
     at his discretion. Not being held by any assurance in
     writing, it was opposed to bookland or charter land, which
     was held by deed. --Mozley & W. Folklore



From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  FOLK-LAND, Eng. law. Land formerly held at the pleasure of the lord, and 
  resumed at his discretion. It was held in villeinage. 2 Bl. Com. 90.