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   eyre

   /er/

   noun

   • 1. a circuit court held in medieval England by a judge (a justice in eyre) who rode from county to county for that purpose: historical "in 1221 six justices went on eyre (or circuit) in the western counties"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French eire, from Latin iter ‘journey’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • E

     1

   • Y

     4

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

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