bards croft

The designation given to a piece of land, on the property of a chieftain, hereditarily appropriated to the bard of the family. IMG:content-1062.png:[blocks in formation] bard (2), s . [Fr. barde = scaly horse armour; Sp., Port., & Ital. bard a .] Defensive armour for a horse. The same as BARBE (q.v.).