ARSER IN EE MAIN
\ˈɑːsəɹ ɪn ˈiː mˈe͡ɪn], \ˈɑːsəɹ ɪn ˈiː mˈeɪn], \ˈɑː_s_ə_ɹ ɪ_n ˈiː m_ˈeɪ_n]\
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Burning in the hand. The punishment by burning or branding the left thumb of lay offenders who claimed and were allowed the benefit of clergy, so as to distinguish them in case they made a second claim of clergy. 5 Coke, 51; 4 Bl. Comm. 367.
By Henry Campbell Black
