A court leet is held annually, when two officers are appointed, under the appellation of high and low bailiff; but I cannot understand that they enjoy any emolument, or are in possession of any jurisdiction.
Some time in the later middle ages the court baron when exercising these powers gained the name of leet, and, later, of "court leet.
There are also many obsolete or decayed courts, of which the most noticeable are dealt with under their individual headings, as COURT BARON, COURT LEET, &c.
COURT LEET, an English petty criminal court for the punishment of small offences.
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