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Dilligrout
formerly made for the king's table on the coronation day. There was a tenure in serjeanty, by which lands were held of the king by the service of finding this pottage at that solemnity, 39 Hen. 3
Consummation
of tenancy by the curtesy is when a husband, upon his wife's death, becomes entitled to hold her lands in fee simple or fee tail, of which she was seised during the marriage, for his own life,
County rate
County rate, an imposition levied on the occupiers of lands, and applied to many miscellaneous purposes; among which are those of defraying the expenses connected with prisons, reimbursing
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Cottage
Cottage, a small house without lands belonging to it. By 31 Eliz. C. 7 (repealed by 15 Geo. 3, c. 32, itself repealed by
Corruption of blood
to be corrupted or attainted both upwards and down wards, so that he could neither in her it lands nor hereditaments, retain the possession of those in his possession, nor transmit them by descent to any heir,
Cornage
a horn when any invasion of the Scots was perceived; and by this tenure many persons held their lands northward about the place commonly called Picts' Wall. This old service of horn-blowing was afterwards paid in money,
Contra formam feoffamenti
Contra formam feoffamenti, a writ that lay for the heir of a tenant enfeoffed of certain lands or tenements, by charter of feoffment from a lord, to make certain services and suits to his court,
Consumption and use
of tenancy by the curtesy is when a husband, upon his wife's death, becomes entitled to hold her lands in fee simple or fee tail, of which she was seised during the marriage, for his own life,
Conditional limitation
annexed to this prior estate, which would have the double effect of defeating the estate, and passing the lands to a stranger, for as a remainder it was void, being an abridgment or defeasance of the estate
Crown Private Estates Acts, 1800 to 1872 (English)
(English) Osborne Estate Act, 1902 (2 Edw. 7, c. 37), which transferred Osborne Houseto the Commissioners of Crown Lands.
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