The obligation to attend a court or provide service required by custom.
In manorial records, suit refers to an obligation to attend a court or perform a customary duty.
Tenants might owe suit of court, meaning they were required to attend the manorial court at specified times and take part in its proceedings.
The obligation to provide suit was one of the ways in which the relationship between lord and tenant was maintained.
See also:
Court Baron
Tenant
Custom
Essoin