custumal
/ˈkʌstʃəməl/
noun
- A written collection of the customs and traditional laws of a particular place, especially a medieval manor or town.
- The old custumal was kept in the church archives and consulted whenever a boundary dispute arose.
- The village custumal listed the rights of farmers to graze their sheep on common land.
- Historians studied the custumal to understand how medieval communities governed themselves.