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Uses

the Common Law relating to the inheritable estates of intestates: and the special customs of gavelkind, borough-English, and copyholds, determined the particular descent of uses. This is an illustration of the well-known maxim, 'quitas sequitur legem. (2)

Shelley's case, Rule in

may be described thus: Where a life free-hold, either legal or equitable in realty (whether of freehold or copyhold tenure), is limited by any assurance to a person, and by the same assurance the inheritance of the

Rent

clause of distress. See infra. (5) Rents of assize, the certain established rents of the freeholders, and ancient copyholders of a manor, which cannot be departed from. Those of the freeholders are frequently called chief-rents, and both

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Real representative

administrator of any person dying after the commencement of that Act, in whom all his real estate except copyhold was vested notwithstanding his will, unless, as in a joint tenancy, any other person had a right to

Real Estate

(not for years, however many) or for some greater estate, and whether such lands be of freehold or copyhold tenure. This is the usual meaning of real estate, but for the purposes of devolution upon deaths after

Presentment in relation to copyholds

Presentment in relation to copyholds. In order to give effect to a surrender out of Court it was for-merly necessary that due mention

Personalty

Personalty, personal property-as distinguished from realty, or real property, in the usual sense of the word, freehold or copyhold land or houses; that which relates to the person. see PERSONAL PROPERTY.

Partition, Deed of

by s. 3 of the (English) Real Property Act, 1845 (now repealed), the partition of any tenements except copyhold is void unless made by deed. Sometimes, instead of agreeing as to their several allotments, a reference was

Manor

hereafter, form no part whatever of the essence of a manor. The lord of a manor may have copyholders or may not; but I am not speaking of them at present. The rights and interests of copyholders

Lord of a Manor

Lord of a Manor, the grantee or owner of a manor. See COPYHOLD.

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