Keeper Of The Forest

Concept of Keeper of the Forest

Traditional meaning of keeper of the forest [1] in the English common law history: The warden or chief officer of a forest. Keeper of the Great Seal: see LORD. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

1. Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Keeper of the Forest”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. This term and/or definition may be absolete. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary, based on a glossary of terms, included Keeper of the Forest.

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