elegit
/ɪˈliːdʒɪt/
noun
- A writ of execution allowing a creditor to take possession of a debtor's land or goods until the debt is paid (historical legal term).
- The historian explained how an elegit worked in the 13th century legal system.
- The medieval court issued an elegit to seize the farmer's land for unpaid taxes.
- In old English law, an elegit gave the creditor control of the debtor's property.