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Occasio

Occasio, a tribute which the lord imposed on his vassals or tenants for his necessity. Occasio, means (1) A tax

Manbote

particularly due to the lord for killing his man or vassal, the amount of which was regulated by that of wer,

Feodum, or feudum novum

Feodum, or feudum novum, a feud acquired by a vassal himself.

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Holding

nature of the right given by the superior to the vassal. Holding is defined by s. 2(2) of the Travancore-Cochin Kanam

Homagium reddere

Homagium reddere (to renounce homage), when a vassal made a solemn declaration of disowning his lord; for which

Kain

Kain, poultry, etc., renderable by a vassal to his superior, Bell's Scotch Law Dict.

Lada

beasts of burden; or, as defined by Roquefort: Service qu'un vassal devoit a son seigneur, et qui consistoit a faire quelques

Vavasor

And see Comden's Brit.; Reeves, c. 5, p. 26. The vassal or tenant of a baron, one who held under a

Manrent

Manrent, a kind of bond between lord and vassal, by which protection was stipulated on the one hand, and

Reclaiming

the action of a lord pursuing, pro-secuting, and recalling his vassal, who had gone to live in another place without his

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