Land situated beside or adjacent to something else, particularly secondary or marginal land that is not the primary holding.
Combining 'bye' (beside, secondary) with 'land,' describing property that exists alongside main estates or territories.
Medieval land hierarchy was strict: the 'byland' was often the poorest, hardest-to-farm parcels, assigned to those with least power, revealing how wealth and location were tied to social rank.
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