corody

or cor·ro·dy

[ kawr-uh-dee, kor- ]

noun

, Old English Law.

, plural cor·o·dies.

1. a right to receive maintenance in the form of housing, food, or clothing, especially the right enjoyed by the sovereign or a private benefactor to receive such maintenance from a religious house.
2. the housing, food, or clothing so received.

corody

/ ˈkɒrədɪ /

noun

1. (originally) the right of a lord to receive free quarters from his vassal
2. an allowance for maintenance

Word History and Origins

Origin of corody¹

1375–1425; late Middle English corrodie < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin corrōdium outfit, provision, variant of conrēdium < Vulgar Latin *conrēd ( āre ) to outfit, provide with (equivalent to con- con- + *-rēdāre < Germanic; compare Old English rædan to equip, provide for, ready ) + Latin -ium -ium

Word History and Origins

Origin of corody¹

C15: from Medieval Latin corrōdium something provided, from Old French corroyer to provide, of Germanic origin

Example Sentences

It was therefore ordered that the cellarer should withhold from him, not the corody which of right belonged to his office according to the tenour of his charter, but certain additions and perquisites which the cellarer and sub-cellarer allowed him without knowledge of the convent at large.

From Project Gutenberg

But Jocell the cellarer, hearing this, chose for that day to drink water, rather than restore the corody to Ralph against the will of the convent.

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Now the aforesaid Ralph, accompanied by certain of the abbot's table, complained to the abbot on his return from London, that the prior and convent had disseised him of his corody, whereof he was seised when the abbot had first come to the abbacy.

From Project Gutenberg

Yet for all this the abbot gave private orders that the accustomed corody should be given without stint to Ralph the porter, as heretofore; to which matter, however, we shut our eyes, being at last made to understand that there is no lord who will not bear rule, and that battle is perilous which is undertaken against the stronger, and is begun against the more powerful party.

From Project Gutenberg

Corrody, Corody, kor′o-di, n. an allowance: pension: originally the right of the lord to claim free lodging from the vassal.

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