berewick

noun

ber·​e·​wick

ˈber-i-ˌwik,

ˈbər-ˌwik

plural -s

: a detached portion of farmland that belonged to a medieval manor and was reserved for the lord's own use

Word History

Etymology

Old English berewīc, literally, barley-village, from bere barley + wīc village

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