Vassal - Law Dictionary Search Results
Arriere vassal
Arriere vassal, the vassal of a vassal.
Lord and vassal
Lord and vassal. In the feudal system the grantor of land, who retained
Vassal
Vassal [fr. vassallo, Ital., a dim. of vassus, low Lat. Wachter
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Arierban, or Arriee-Ban
to Casseneuve, ban denotes the convening of the noblesse or vassals, who held fees immediately of the Crown; and arriere, those
Double avail of marriage
avail of marriage, the double of the value of the vassal's wife's tocher, formerly due to the superior, when the vassal
Procuratory of resignation
a proceeding in the law of Scotland, by which a vassal authorises the fee to be returned to his superior, either
Tenure
of the very land itself by the lord to a vassal, in the presence of his other vassals, and perfected by
Feu, or few
according to the proper nature thereof. Feu, in Scotland, means vassal tenure, in contradistinction to ward-holding or military tenure, being that
Black ward
Black ward, a sub-vassal, who held ward of the king's vassal.
Accapitare, Acapitare, Accaptare, or Acaptare
Accapitare, Acapitare, Accaptare, or Acaptare, the act of becoming vassal to a lord, or yielding homage to him, Encyc. Londin.
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