piepowder

Etymology


From the following:


 * Late, , from , (compare 🇨🇬  (modern 🇨🇬 )), from ,  + , ;  is derived from  (modern 🇨🇬), from , the   of , ultimately from ; while ,  (modern 🇨🇬) is from  (from , the accusative singular of , from ) +  (a variant of ); and
 * Late, , from (see above).



Noun

 * 1)  Chiefly in court of piepowders, etc. (sense 2): a traveller, particularly one on foot; a wayfarer; specifically, a travelling merchant.
 * 2)  In full court of piepowders (also court of piepowder) or piepowder court: an ancient court in England held in conjunction with a fair or a market to administer summary justice over occurrences therein such as disputes between merchants and acts of theft and violence; they were presided over by the mayor and bailiffs of the borough, or by the steward if the fair or market was held by a lord.

Translations

 * Japanese: パイ・パウダー・コート
 * Russian: я́рмарочный суд