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Home Dictionary Name: franknessFrank-marriage
Frank-marriage [in libero maritagio, Lat.], a species of entailed estates, now grown out of use, but still capable of subsisting. When tenements are given by one to another, together with a wife, who is a daughter or cousin of the donor, to hold in frank-marriage, the donees shall have the tenements to them and the heirs of their two bodies begotten, i.e., in special tail, without the words of limitation such as 'heirs of his body.' The legal estate in estates tail has been abolished by L.P. Act, 1925, s. 1, and see s. 130, ibid. for the words of limitation necessary to create an equitable interest in tail. For the word frank-marriage, ex vi termini, both creates and limits an inheritance, not only supplying words of descent, but also terms of procreation. The donees are liable to no service except fealty, and a reserved rent would be void until the fourth degree of consanguinity be past between the issues of the donor and donee, when they were capable by the law of the church of inter...
Frank
Frank. Members of Parliament, peers, etc., formerly had the privilege of franking their letters by autograph. It was abolished upon the introduction of the penny postage by 3 & 4 Vict. c. 96.A member of Germanic People who conquered land in 6th contrary, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 669....
Frank-pledge
Frank-pledge, a surety to the sovereign for the good behaviour of freemen. Living under frank-pledge has been termed living under law, Fleta, i. 47. See Court-LEET.A promise given to sovereign by a group of ten free holders (a tithing) ensuring the groups good conduct, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 670....
Franks hearing
Franks hearing see hearing ...
Frankly
In a frank manner freely...
Frankness
The quality of being frank candor openess ingenuousness fairness liberality...
Frank-almoigne
Frank-almoigne, free alms. A spiritual tenure whereby religious corporations, aggregate or sole, held lands of the donor to them and their successors for ever. They were discharged of all other except religious services, and the trinoda necessitas. It differs from tenure by divine service, in that the latter required the performance of certain divine services, whereas the former, as its name imports, is free. This tenure was expressly excepted in the 12 Car. 2, c. 24, s. 7, and therefore still subsisted in some few instances until 1926, when by repeal of the exception in 12 Car. 2, c. 24, s. 7, under the Administration of Estates Act, 1925, 2nd Sched., the tenure became converted into free and common socage....
Frank-bank
Frank-bank. See FREE-BENCH....
Frank-chase
Frank-chase, a liberty of free chase....
Frank-fee
Frank-fee, freehold lands exempted from all services, but not from homage....
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