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 inne their corne out of their Manors. Droict de vest. Power to make Liuerie and Seisin vnto a Purchaser, belongs in a few places to the seller, in many to the Lord Censier, or Foncier; also, the fine, or fee due to a Lord for Liuerie and Seisin made by him. Droict de veuës. Authoritie to make windowes in other mens houses, for the commoditie and aduantage of a neighbour; or to damme vp such as hinder, or annoy a neighbour. Droict de Veufve. Looke Veufve. Droict de viager. An estate for life in; or libertie to enioy a thing during his life. Droict de vignages. A certaine toll, or fee, taken by Lords of Marchants, or Drouers, &c, which with their commodities, or cattell passe by their territories. Droict de ville close. Libertie, or power to inclose a Towne with walls, or fortifie it with Rampiers, procured from the Prince. Droict de Vin, ou de Vins. A fine of iij s. vpon euerie alienation of an Inheritance Censuel exceeding xx s, due, besides Lods and Ventes, vnto the Couent of Faresmontier, by the inhabitants of Iouy (in the Iurisdiction of Meaux.)[**To make the punctuation match-F1 Droict de mettre prix au Vin. A Priuiledge which a Lord, high or meane Iusticer, hath ouer all those that retayle Wine, or sell it by the pot, within his Iurisdiction; also, the fee thereto belonging; which is, a loafe of bread, and a lot of the Wine, deliuered vnto his Officers as a tast of it. Droict de Vins & stippes. 45 s. Tour. vpon euerie Sale of wood within the Dominions of the Duke of Buillon, payable vnto the officers of the forrest out of which the sale is made. Droict de Vins & ventes. A Iallée full of Wine, due to a Lord Censuel vpon the sale of land held of him, ouer and besides the twelfth part of the price for the Ventes, and payable by the Purchaser. Droict de Vinade. The vse, and worke of two yoake of Oxen, or of a Cart, all Vintage time, due vnto the Lords of some Places, from their vassals and tenants. Droict de Vinage. Twelue pence, due to the Officers of the Court of Aides, vpon a pound comming in for Wine (onely in some cases;) Also, the portion of Wine due out of a Vineyard vnto a Lord Censier, in lieu of his Censive, and to bee allowed him at the head of the Vatt, before the tenant can (lawfully) draw any Wine out of it; At Angiers, and in other places, this dutie is turned into a pecuniarie, and yerelie Cens. Droict de Vinenote. as Droict de Vivelotte. Droict de Vingtiesme. The twentieth part of Wine thats made, and Corne thats gotten, euerie yeare, payed in Dauphiné, and elsewhere, towards the building, fortifying, and reparation of the wals of Towns, Holds, and Castles. Droict de Vivelotte. The Dower, or thirds due to the widow of a Cottier, or tenant of Mainferme. Droict de Vivenotte. The same. Droict d'extreme Vnction. The fee due to the Priest for that ceremonie. Droict de Voirie. The right of Iustice; or power to exercise Iurisdiction as a Voyer; Looke Voyer. Droict de Voüade. The labour of two Oxen, or vse of a small Cart, due certaine dayes in Summer by tenants (that hold by Villenage, or Mortaille) vnto their Landlords for the turning vp of their Vineyards. Droict de Vouerie. Meane Iurisdiction; or, as Droict de Voirie. Droict: m. cte: f. Right, streight, direct; leuell, euen; iust, lawfull, reasonable; sincere; vpright.  Intestin, ou boyau droict. The streight gut, or arse-gut.  Muscle droict. The name of one of the foure principall muscles in the thigh.  Pied droict. The Iaume, or Iaumbe of a dore, chimney, window, &c.  À droict fil. Directly forward, right forth, streight on.  Mal droict. Vnapt, vnwieldie; vnhandsome, vncomelie in euerie thing he does.

Droict. (Adverbially) as, Droict en ce lieu, iust here, in this verie place, or, precisely in this place.  À droict. as, À droict fil. Parler à droict. To speake distinctly, or to the purpose.  Tenez cest homme à droict. Deale iustly with this man; vse him indifferently, or well.  À droict, ou à tort. By hooke, or crooke; by right or by wrong; one way or another.  Au droict d'entre eux. Right ouer against them.  Tout droict. Right forth, streight on, directly forward.

Droictement. Streightly, directly, rightly; iustly, vprightly, rightfully.  Droictement à l'heure. Iust at the time, at the very houre appointed.

Droicture: f. Right, reason, iustice, directinesse, impartialitie, vprightnesse; also, a Right, or due, or, the rights and duties belonging to a Landlord, &c; also, a full, or iust possession of land.  Droicture de Patronnage. Patronnage, or the Right of Presentation to a Benefice.  Relever droicture. as Droicturer. Qui d'honneur n'a cure honte est sa droicture: Prov. Hee that for honour doth not care, disgrace besmeares him, shame's his share.

Droicturé: m. ée. f. That hath payed his Reliefe, and all other the rights, or duties of Tenancie.

Droicturer. A new tenant, or vassall to doe his Lord all right, and pay him all the rights, belonging to him.

Droicturier: m. ere: f. Iust, rightfull, sincere, vnpartiall, intire, incorrupt, vpright; also, seuere, strict, according to the letter of the Law; also, direct, or next.  Droicturier Seigneur. A mans true, right, or lawfull Lord.  Seigneur droicturier. as Seigneur feudal. Droicturierement. ''Iustly, rightfully, incorruptly, vprightly, vnpartially; strictly. seuerely.''

Droisser. as Dresser. To direct; erect; instruct.

Droit, & Droiturier. See Droict, & Droicturier. Droitier. Right-handed; also, as Droicturier. Drolatique: com. Waggish, knauish, full of rye, pleasant, merrie, sportfull.

Drole: m. A good fellow, boone companion, merrie grig, pleasant wag; one that cares not which end goes forward, or how the world goes.

Droler. To play the wag; to passe away the time, as a good fellow, merrily, or carelesly; also, to beat soundly.

Drolerie: f. Rye, waggerie, good roguerie; a merrie pranke, a pleasant, and knauish part; good-fellowship; See Draulerie. Dromant: m. A Drumbler, Carauell, or such like small, and swift vessell, vsed by Pyrats.

Dromedaire: m. A Dromedarie, or great beast of burthen, like a Camell; verie swift & hardie in trauell, and