Piepowder Court

Piepowder Court, in England, an ancient court held in fairs and markets to administer justice in a rough and ready way to all comers, called also the Court of Dusty Foot (Old Fr. pied pouldré). Its jurisdiction seems to have been confined mostly to petty vagabonds, pedlars, and other wanderers. The court has long been obsolete, its jurisdiction merged in the court of Petty Sessions (q.v.).