Excamber

/ɪksˈkæmbər/ verb

Definition

To exchange or barter property or land; to perform an excamb.

Etymology

From excamb + -er (agent suffix), or directly from Latin cambire with ex- prefix. Medieval legal vocabulary.

Kelly Says

When a medieval farmer needed to trade land parcels with a neighbor, they would 'excamber'—it was such a common practice it got its own verb.

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