A land terrier is a record system for an institution's land and property holdings. It differs from a

land register Land registration is any of various systems by which matters concerning ownership, possession, or other rights in land are formally recorded (usually with a government agency or department) to provide evidence of title, facilitate transactions, ...

in that it is maintained for the organisation's own needs and may not be publicly accessible. Typically, it consists of written records related to a map. Modern practice involves the use of

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s. In France the term "terrier" refers to feudal records associated with the

Ancien Régime ''Ancien'' may refer to * the French word for "ancient, old" ** Société des anciens textes français * the French for "former, senior" ** Virelai ancien ** Ancien Régime ** Ancien Régime in France {{disambig ...

References

*R P Croom-Johnson and G F L Bridgman. Taylor on Evidence. Twelfth Edition. 1931. Section 622 at page 1772. *"Ancient terriers, maps, etc".

Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice ''Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice'' (usually called simply ''Archbold'') is the leading practitioners' text for criminal lawyers in England and Wales and several other common law jurisdictions around the world. It has been in p ...

, 1999 Edition, paragraph 9–44 at pages 1095 to 1096. *

Thomas Starkie Thomas Starkie (2 January 1782 – 15 April 1849) was an English lawyer and jurist. A talented mathematician in his youth, he especially contributed to the unsuccessful attempts to codify the English criminal law in the nineteenth century. Ea ...

. "Terrier". A Practical Treatise of the Law of Evidence, and Digest of Proofs, in Civil and Criminal Proceedings. Third Edition. V and R Stevens and G S Norton. London. A Milliken. Dublin. 1842. Volume 1. Page
238
to 241 and 251. Volume 2. Page
1090
and 1091. *

Robert Joseph Pothier Robert Joseph Pothier (9 January 1699 – 2 March 1772) was a French jurist. Life He was born and passed away at Orléans. He studied law to qualify for the magistracy, and was appointed Judge in 1720 of the Presidial Court of Orléans, following ...

. Translated by William David Evans. A Treatise on the Law of Obligations, or Contracts. Second American Edition. Robert H Small. Minor Street, Philadelphia. 1839. Volume 2
Page 125
*Samuel March Phillipps and Thomas James Arnold. "Terriers". A Treatise on the Law of Evidence. Tenth English Edition. Fourth American Edition. With notes by Cowen and Hill. By Isaac Edwards. Banks and Brothers. New York. 1859. Volume 2. Pag
292
et seq. *Mark Bailey. The English Manor c 1200 to c 1500. Manchester University Press. Manchester and New York. 2002. Pages 18
21
42, 75, 76, 79. Property management Land tenure {{Realestate-stub

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