feoffment
Britishnoun
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There are two leading features in ancient demesne socage: it is certain in tenure and service, and it is held by the custom of the manor and not by feoffment.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
Freehold estates could thus be transferred from one person to another without the formal delivery of possession which was generally necessary to a feoffment.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
It may be thought that custom, and express conditions of feoffment, must have acted against disruption.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
If the feoffment were in tail, the land would then, as now, revert on failure of issue, unless the entail had been previously barred.
From Notes and Queries, Number 231, April 1, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
To have established my view, these rushes should have been proved to be affixed to deeds of feoffment alone; a point which, at the moment, I overlooked.
From Notes and Queries, Number 78, April 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
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