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Feal
Feal, tenants by knight-service, who swore to their lords to be feal and leal, i.e., faithful and loyal.
Coliberts
Coliberts, tenants in socage, particularly such villeins as were manumitted or made freemen; but they had not an absolute freedom,
Allodarii
Allodarii, tenants having as great an estate as subjects can enjoy.
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Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923
of statutes commencing with the Agricultural Holdings Act, 1875, statutory compensation has been provided for an outgoing agricultural tenant in respect of the improvements effected by him during his tenancy. The operation of this Act could be
Settled land
with the concurrence of the parties interested, to direct sales and leases of settled estates, and also enabled tenants for life, without application to any court, to make certain leases binding on the parties in remainder. The
Tail
will devolve inequity on the person who would have taken realty as heir of the body or as tenant by the curtesy if the Law of Property Act, 1925, had not been passed [s. 130 (4) (ibid.)]
Notice to quit
current year of tenancy, so as to expire at the same period of the year in which the tenant entered upon the premises. This rule is to be invariably followed in all cases, except where there is
Distress
due on summary convictions. A distress may be made of common right for the rent payable by a tenant to a landlord, technically termed 'rent-service,' and by particular reservation, or under s. 121 of the (English) Law
Recovery
recovery. An abolished common assurance by matter of record, in fraud of the statute De Donis, whereby a tenant-in-tail in possession enlarged his estate-tail into a fee-simple and so barred the entail, and all remainders and reversions
Copyhold
demesnes of a manor held at the lord's will, and according to the custom of such manor. The tenant may have the same quantities of interest in this tenure as he may enjoy in freeholds, as an
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