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Coshering
Coshering, a feudal custom, whereby the lords may lie and feast themselves and their followers at their tenants' houses, etc., forbidden by many Acts of the Irish Parliament. Compare SORNER.
Court Rolls
entries is the steward, and the court rolls are kept by him,but subject to the right of the tenants to inspect them. Copyhold tenure was abolished by the (English) Law of Property Act, 1922, but the Law
Drift-land, Drofland, or dryfland
Drift-land, Drofland, or dryfland, a yearly rent paid by some tenants for driving cattle through a manor to fairs or markets, Cowel, Law Dict.
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Courts (Emergency Powers) Acts
execution,the levying of distress, realization of securities, etc., during the war. The policy of protecting certain classes of tenants and mortgagors was continued and extended by the Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (War Restrictions) Act, 1915,
Curia domini
Curia domini, the lord's house, hall, or court, where all the tenants meet at the time of keeping courts, Cowel.
Customary Court-baron
the lord may hold a customary court as frequently as he pleases, and compe the attendance of his tenants who hold by villein or base services, 2 Wat.Cop., c. i. p. 9; and see Elton or Scriven
Dangeria
Dangeria, a money payment made by forest-tenants, that they might have liberty to plough and sow in time of pannage or mast feeding, Manw. For. Laws.
Divine Service, Tenure by
Divine Service, Tenure by, an obsolete holding, in which the tenants were obliged to perform some special divine services, as to sing so many masses, etc., Litt. S. 137.
Divisa
or farm, etc., Cowel. Also a Court held on the boundary, in order to settle disputes of the tenants, Anc. Inst. Eng
Drenches, or drenges
Drenches, or drenges, tenants in capite. They are said to be such as, at the coming of William the Conqueror, being put
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