noun
- a journey or circuit, especially one made by a traveling judge in medieval England to hold court in different locations
Usage: archaic; historical
Examples
- The judge embarked on his annual eyre through the countryside to administer justice.
- Medieval eyres were an important way to bring royal law to distant regions.
- The eyre system allowed the king to maintain control over local courts.
- Traveling justices on eyre would hear cases and settle disputes in each town they visited.