feoffment
Britishnoun
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They deal almost exclusively with the case of a feoffment made by the lord to a villain and his heirs, and give the feoffee an action only on the ground of implied manumission.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
The opposition is again clearly between traditional occupation and new feoffment settled by written instrument.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
Fee-farm, in law, a kind of tenure of land without homage, fealty, or other service, except that mentioned in the feoffment, which is usually the full rent.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
If a tenant in tail after a possibility make a feoffment of his land, he in reversion may enter for the forfeiture.
From The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves by Smollett, T. (Tobias)
But the warranty of the lord and the feoffment were necessary as a rule.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
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