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Charter-land, otherwise called bookland, property held by deed under certain rents and free-services. It in effect difers nothing from the free socage lands, and hence have arisen most of the freehold tenants, who hold of particular manors, and owe suit and servie to the same, 2 Bl. Com. 90....
Bock-land, Boc-land, or Book-land
Bock-land, Boc-land, or Book-land, one of the original modes of tenure of manor-land, also called charter-land or deep-land, which was held by a short and simple deed under certain rents and free services, and in effect differed in no respect from the free-socage lands, whence have arisen most of the free-hold tenants, who hold of particular manors and owe suit and service to the same.-2 Bl. Com. 90. And see An Inquiry into the Royal Prerogative in England, by John Allen, 1839, 143-151; and FOLC-LAND....
Original Charter
Original Charter is one by which the first grant of land is made. On the other hand, a charter by progress is one renewing the grant in favour of the heir or singular successor of the first or succeeding vassals, Bell's Scots Law Dict....
Bookland
Charter land held by deed under certain rents and free services which differed in nothing from free socage lands This species of tenure has given rise to the modern freeholds...
Folkland
Land held in villenage being distributed among the folk or people at the pleasure of the lord of the manor and resumed at his discretion Not being held by any assurance in writing it was opposed to bookland or charter land which was held by deed...
bank
bank : an organization for the custody, loan, or exchange of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of funds branch bank : a banking facility that is a separate but dependent part of a chartered bank ;esp : a facility that performs some banking functions and is separate from a main office bridge bank : a national bank that is chartered for a limited time to operate an insolvent bank until it is sold central bank : a national bank that establishes monetary and fiscal policy and controls the money supply and interest rate collecting bank : a bank other than the payor bank that is handling for collection a negotiable instrument or a promise or order to pay money commercial bank : a bank organized chiefly to handle the everyday financial transactions of businesses (as through deposit accounts and commercial loans) cooperative bank : an association (as a credit union) owned by and offering banking services for its members ;specif : savings and ...
Folc-land
Folc-land, the land of the folk or people. It was the property of the community. It might be occupied in common or possessed in severalty: and in the latter case, it was probably parcelled out to individuals in the fole-gemot or Court of the district: and the grant sanctioned by the freemen there present. But while it continued to be folc-land it could not be alienated in perpetuity; and therefore, on the expiration of the term for which it had been granted, it reverted to the community, and was again distributed by the same authority. Spelman describes folc-land as terra popularis qu' jure communi possidetur-sine scripto (Gloss. Voce Folc-land). In another placehe distinguishes it accurately from bocland: Pr'dia Saxones duplici titulo possidebant: vel scripti auctoritate, quod bocland vocabant, vel populi testimonio, quod folcland dixere (ibid. voce Bocland).Folc-land was subject to many burthens and exactions from which bocland was exempt. The possessors of folc-land were bound to as...
Contra formam feoffamenti
Contra formam feoffamenti, a writ that lay for the heir of a tenant enfeoffed of certain lands or tenements, by charter of feoffment from a lord, to make certain services and suits to his court, who was afterwards distrained for more services than were mentioned in the charter, Reg. Brev. 176; Old Nat. Br. 162....
Land-boc
Land-boc [Sax.] (libellus de tera, Lat.), the deed or charter by which lands were held, Spelm....
Trust corporation
Trust corporation, is defined by the (English) Settled Land Act, 1925, s. 117 (1) (xxx.), to mean the Public Trustee or a corporation appointed by the Court or entitled under (English) Public Trustee Act Rules [see the Public Trustee [(English) Custodian Trustee] Rules, 1926, S. R. & O., 1926, No. 1423/L. 37]. Trust corporations may exercise solely or jointly all the powers for the exercise of which the Land Legislation Acts of 1925 require two trustees at least (see TRUST; TRUST FOR SALE; SETTLED LAND; ADMINISTRATOR). These corporations include any company incorporated by Special Act or Royal Charter or Companies under the Companies Act, 1929, with an issued capital of not less than 2,50,000l., of which at least 1,00,000l. has been paid up in cash, or any company undertaking trust business for his Majesty's Navy, Army, Air Force or Civil Service having as director or member any person nominated by one of the Government Departments referred to in the Rules or any company authorized by ...
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