frankalmoign

British

/ ˈfræŋkəlˌmɔɪn /

noun

English legal history a form of tenure by which religious bodies held lands, esp on condition of praying for the soul of the donor

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Etymology

Origin of frankalmoign

C16: from Anglo-French fraunke almoigne , from fraunke _frank + almoign church treasury, alms chest

Example Sentences

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The prior of St. James at Northampton, having been summoned in the twelfth of Edward II., was discharged upon his petition, because he held nothing of the king by barony, but only in frankalmoign.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry

Another kind of ancient tenure, still subsisting, is the tenure of frankalmoign, or free alms, and this is the tenure by which the lands of the church are for the most part held.

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