noun
Eyre
eh-uhr
noun
1
Historically, a circuit or journey made by traveling judges in medieval England to hold court in different towns.
"The justices in eyre visited the county once every few years."
How to Use Eyre
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA historical legal term for a traveling judge's circuit through the countryside to hear cases.
When to use it
Now mostly encountered in history books and legal history, not everyday speech.
Word Forms
Eyres plural, eyres plural
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Etymology
From Old French erre ("journey, way"), from Latin iter ("a journey, a road") — related to modern words like "itinerant" and "errant."