Livery Man - Law Dictionary Search Results
Livery-man
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Uses
since the possession of his estate was conferred upon him by a formal and notorious ceremony, technically called livery of seisin, which was performed openly and in the presence of the people of the locality. It soon … with the possession, rents and profits, but was under an obligation to deal with them in a special manner indicated by the feoffor. The indication might be lawful or it might be a special trust unlawful, which
Gavelkind
heir in gavelkind at fifteen years could make a contract and sell his estate for money; but the livery upon the feoffment (the only assurance which could be adopted) had to be made by the heir in … exception to the law of primogeniture. In default of sons, it descended to the daughters in the ordinary manner. It is to be remarked that though females, claiming in their own right, were postponed to males, yet
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