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Y. Frank tenement, or freehold

Categories: Property

Definition (1910 Edition)

(1 The milf- BY tenures (abolished, except grand serjeanty, reduced to free socage tenures) were: Knight service proper, or tenure in chivalry; grand serjéanty; cornage. Free socage, or low-service; either petit serjeanty, tenure in urgage, or gavelkind. II. Villeinage. Q), Pure sige th copyholds at chy lord’s [nominal] yA régulated according to custom.) Privileged villeinage, sometimes called ‘“‘vil ea socage," (whence tenure in ancient demesne, which is an exalted species of copyhold, held according to to the lord’s will,) enure in ancient de-
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.