hundred court
Medieval administrative division
A hundred court was a local judicial assembly in medieval England that handled minor disputes and administrative matters within a hundred—a subdivision of a county.
These courts met regularly to settle land disputes, collect taxes, and maintain order among freemen.
The institution declined after the Norman Conquest as royal courts absorbed their functions.
- assizeCourt session for trials
- mootWithout practical significance
- reeveManor's administrative official
- tithingReligious tenth contribution
- bailiffLegal proceeding overseer
township · oath-taking · shire · feudalism · summons · adjudication · verdict · manor · county · jury · parish · freemen · borough · assembly · thane · boundary · oath · medieval
- Medieval Englandking, kings, castle, castles, knight
- historical lawattainder, Justinian Code, Roman law, curtesy, Napoleonic Code
- Anglo-Saxon culturemead hall, thane, comitatus, Beowulf, shield wall
- Anglo-Saxon EnglandAnglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon, witenagemot, doom, Northumbria
- historic courtsStar Chamber, King's Bench, Chancery, Exchequer, hustings
- feudalismfief, vassal, fealty, homage, lord
jurisdictional level
hundred courthigh court
Superior judicial body
county court · king's court · King's Bench · royal court · royal courts