merestake

English

Etymology

From Middle English merestake, equivalent to mere (“boundary”) +‎ stake.

Noun

merestake (plural merestakes)

1. A pollard or tree standing as a mark or boundary for the division of parts or parcels in a grove, thicket, or woods.

   Synonym: meretree

   • 1912, The Court Rolls of the Honor of Clitheroe, page 144:

     The jury order both parties to occupy the ground in the Fence set out by them and marked by merestakes.