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Court-baron

Court-baron, a court which, before 1926 (see COPYHOLDS), although not one of record, was incident to every manor, and could not be severed therefrom. It was

Frank fee

A species of tenure in fee simple being the opposite of ancient demesne or copyhold

Deputy steward

Court for him; such limited authority not being inconsistent with the rule delegatus non potest delegare. By the Copyhold Act, 1894, s. 94, and the Law of Property Act, 1922, 'deputy steward' included in the statutory meaning

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Justices

1744 (18 Geo. 2, c. 20), every justice for a county had to have an estate of freehold, copyhold, or customary tenure, in fee, for life, or a given term, of the yearly value of 100l., or

Elegit

Vict. c. 110), to all the debtor's lands instead of a moiety as before, and also to his copyhold lands; but it does not now extend to good. [(English) Bankruptcy Act, 1883, s. 146] After the writ

Law of Property Act, 1922

the Amending Acts of 1924 and 1926 (15 Geo. 5, c. 5), it provides for the abolition of copyhold and customary tenure; the extinguish-ment of manorial incidents (but not, apart from the lord's consent of his rights

Land Commissioners

Commissioners, the title by the (English) Settled Land Act, 1882, s. 48, of the Commissioners formerly called 'The Copyhold Inclosure and Tithe Commissioners.' By s. 26 of that Act, a certificate of these Commissioners that an 'improvement'

Leasehold

Leasehold, a chattel, interest and a dependent tenure derived either from a freehold, leasehold or (before 1926) copyhold or larger leasehold estate. See LEASE and TERM OF YEARS ABSOLUTE.

Guardianship

and depended upon the law of the particular place where it existed, was found in the case of copyholds, ancient corporations, and gavelkind lands. Guardians of this kind have ceased to exist in respect of deaths after

Fines in copyholds

Fines in copyholds. A fine which is preserved by 12 Car. 2, c. 24, s. 6, is a sum of money

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