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Webster 1913 Edition
Greencloth
Green′clothˊ
(-klŏthˊ; 115)
, Noun.
A board or court of justice formerly held in the counting house of the British sovereign’s household, composed of the lord steward and his officers, and having cognizance of matters of justice in the household, with power to correct offenders and keep the peace within the verge of the palace, which extends two hundred yards beyond the gates.
Definition 2024
Greencloth
Greencloth
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Proper noun
Greencloth
- (historical) A board or court of justice formerly held in the counting-house of the British sovereign's household, composed of the Lord Steward and his officers, and having cognizance of matters of justice in the household, with power to correct offenders and keep the peace within the vicinity of the palace.