court of piepoudre

court of pie·​pou·​dre

variants or court of piepowder

-ˈpīˌpau̇də(r)

1

: an English summary court of record incident by the common law to every fair or market to administer justice for commercial injuries at that fair or market

2

: a U.S. small-debts court

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier court of pipowders, from Middle English court of pepowders, from court entry 1 + of + pepowders, pipoudres, plural of pipoudre itinerant trader, from Anglo-French piepoudrous, from Old French pied, pié foot (from Latin ped-, pes) + Anglo-French poudrous dusty, from Old French poudre dust + -ous, -eus -ous

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