A privilege possessed in some placee by the lord of a manor, which con-sists in the rigbt of having his tenant’s sheep to feed on his fields, so as to manure the land. The name of foldage is also given in parts of Norfolk to the customary fee paid to the lord for exemption at certain times from this duty. Elton, Com. 45, 46
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
