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Capite, tenure in, lands held by tenants immediately from the king. It was the most honourable tenure, and was of two kinds, either ul de honore, where the land was held of the king, as proprietor of some honour, castle, or manor, or ut de corona, where it was held in right of the Crown itself. When these tenants in capite granted portions of their lands to inferior persons, they were called mesne (middle) lords or barons, with regard to such inferior tenants, who were styled tenants paravail, the lowest tenants, because they were supposed to make 'avail' or profit of the lands. This tenure is abolished, so that tenures now created by the Crown are in common socage, 12 Car. 2, c. 24.