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Tenure

copyhold tenures, or tenure by copy of Court roll, at the will of the lord. See MANOR; COPYHOLD; HERIOT. Privileged villenage, sometimes called villein-socage, is where lands have been held of the Crown from the Conquest. This

Thirdings

Thirdings, the third part of the corn growing on the land, due to the lord for a heriot on the death of his tenant, within the manor of Turfat, in Hereford, Blount

Perquisite

purchase with money different from that which descends from a father or ancestor; also fines of copy holds, heriots, amerciaments, etc. A perquisite is only that amount of money which allowed to the employee by or is

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Render

or return. Certain things lie in render, i.e., must be rendered or answered by the tenant, as rents, heriots, and other services, 3 Steph. Com.

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