ESPURIO
Categories: Constitutional
Definition (1910 Edition)
the duty imposed being that of accompanying the king to the wars for forty days, at the tenant’s own charge, or sending a substitute. In later times, this service was commuted for a certain payment in money, which was then called “escuage certain.” See 2 Bl. Comm. 14, 7%.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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