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Electoral franchise
to every duly registered man of full age who was-(i) the owner of lands or tenements, of whatever tenure, for his own life, for the life of another or for any lives whatsoever, or for any larger
Feu, or few
for service to be performed by him, according to the proper nature thereof. Feu, in Scotland, means vassal tenure, in contradistinction to ward-holding or military tenure, being that holding where the vassal, in place of military service,
Feudal system
Feudal system, the system of land tenure which William the Conqueror introduced into this country, thereby displacing the Saxon laws of property, and which was
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Freehold
Freehold, one of the two chief tenures known in ancient times by the phrase 'tenure in free socage,' and the only free lay-mode of holding
Heirloom
the heir. They were connected in this manner with real estate when they were an incident of the tenure of land, or were necessary for maintaining the dignity of the owner of land or the possessor of
Intermediary
Intermediary, 'intermediary' as defined by s. 2(1) of the W.B. Estate Acquisitation Act, 1953 includes a proprietor, tenure holder, under-tenure holder or any other intermediary above a raiyat. Under the provisions of the Bengal Patni Regulations
Collateral warrants
its technical grounds are so obscure that the ablest legal writers are not agreed upon the subject, Wright's Tenures, 168; Gilbert's Tenures, 143.
Redmans, or Radmans
Redmans, or Radmans, men who, by the tenure or custom of their lands, were to ride with or for the lord of the manor about his
Possibility
marry another. See next title. A possibility coupled with an interest in any tene-ments or hereditaments, of any tenure, whether the object of the gift or limitation of such possibility be or be not ascertained, may be
Premises
Public Health Act, 1875, s. 4, where 'premises' includes messuages, buildings, lands, easements, tenements and hereditaments of any tenure. Include any shop, stall, or place where any article of good is sold or manufactured or stored for
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