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# Treasure-Trove

## Definition

Concealed wealth discovered in the earth to which no particular person could prove right, considered part of sovereign revenue in feudal times and reflecting the economic insecurity of the period.

## Source Chapter

Book II, Chapter 1

## Context

Illustrates the economic consequences of feudal insecurity, where valuable resources remained buried rather than being employed productively in the economy.

## Economic Domain

Regulation

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