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Peerage

the lords, or peers of the realm. Where, on the death of a peer, doubts arise respecting the devolution of his dignity, and in all cases of long abeyance or other non-enjoyment of a peerage, the Lord

Real Estate

of freehold or copyhold tenure. This is the usual meaning of real estate, but for the purposes of devolution upon deaths after 1925 the definition of real estate by s. 3 of the Administration of Estates Act,

Transmission

Transmission, means transmission by operation of law, devolution on the personal representative of a deceased person and any other mode of transfer, not being assignment. [Trade

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Renewal of lease

notice at any date on which the original lease would have expired, apart from renewal. Every assignment or devolution of the term is to be registered with the lessor, his solicitor, or agent, within six months at

Shebaitship

of the shebaiti right in the endowment created by him. Shebaitship is a property which is heritable. The devolution of the office of shebait depends on the terms of the deed or the Will or on the

Steward of manor

H.M. Land Registry (s. 129, ibid.). The following notes have been retained, as they are material to the devolution of titles to formerly copyhold land and the extinguishment of manorial incidents. Should there be joint stewards, one

Tail

except personalty settled by reference to land s. 130 (3)] Sub-s. (4) of s. 130 provides for the devolution of unbarred estate-tail according to the general law in force before 1926, and by sub-s. (6) an entailed

Mobilia sequuntur personam

sequuntur personam [Lat.], Movables follow the person. A person's powers of dealing with his movable estate and its devolution on his death are governed by the law of his domicile. --(Movables follow the person.) See CONFLICT OF

Money land

that Act while remaining uninvested or unapplied and investments hereof are for all purposes of disposition, transmission and devolution to be treated as land and shall be held for and go to the same persons successively in

Frater fratri uterino non succedet in h'reditate paterna.

part of the mother inherit next after the mother. This rule still applies in regard to (a) the devolution of entailed interests in real or personal property (Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 130 (4), and Law

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Peerage

the lords, or peers of the realm. Where, on the death of a peer, doubts arise respecting the devolution of his dignity, and in all cases of long abeyance or other non-enjoyment of a peerage, the Lord

Real Estate

of freehold or copyhold tenure. This is the usual meaning of real estate, but for the purposes of devolution upon deaths after 1925 the definition of real estate by s. 3 of the Administration of Estates Act,

Transmission

Transmission, means transmission by operation of law, devolution on the personal representative of a deceased person and any other mode of transfer, not being assignment. [Trade

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Renewal of lease

notice at any date on which the original lease would have expired, apart from renewal. Every assignment or devolution of the term is to be registered with the lessor, his solicitor, or agent, within six months at

Shebaitship

of the shebaiti right in the endowment created by him. Shebaitship is a property which is heritable. The devolution of the office of shebait depends on the terms of the deed or the Will or on the

Steward of manor

H.M. Land Registry (s. 129, ibid.). The following notes have been retained, as they are material to the devolution of titles to formerly copyhold land and the extinguishment of manorial incidents. Should there be joint stewards, one

Tail

except personalty settled by reference to land s. 130 (3)] Sub-s. (4) of s. 130 provides for the devolution of unbarred estate-tail according to the general law in force before 1926, and by sub-s. (6) an entailed

Mobilia sequuntur personam

sequuntur personam [Lat.], Movables follow the person. A person's powers of dealing with his movable estate and its devolution on his death are governed by the law of his domicile. --(Movables follow the person.) See CONFLICT OF

Money land

that Act while remaining uninvested or unapplied and investments hereof are for all purposes of disposition, transmission and devolution to be treated as land and shall be held for and go to the same persons successively in

Frater fratri uterino non succedet in h'reditate paterna.

part of the mother inherit next after the mother. This rule still applies in regard to (a) the devolution of entailed interests in real or personal property (Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 130 (4), and Law

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