novalia

plural noun

no·​va·​lia

nōˈvālēə

Scots law

: lands newly reclaimed for improvement or agriculture

specifically : lands not liable for teinds

Word History

Etymology

Latin, plural of novale fallow land, land ploughed for the first time, from novus new

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