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Hobbler :: Hobbler (n.) One who by his tenure was to maintain a horse for military service; a kind of light horseman in the Middle Ages who was mounted on a hobby.

Allodially :: Allodially (adv.) By allodial tenure.

Feu :: Feu (n.) A free and gratuitous right to lands made to one for service to be performed by him; a tenure where the vassal, in place of military services, makes a return in grain or in money..

Nontenure :: Nontenure (n.) A plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as affirmed..

Tenure :: Tenure (n.) The manner of holding lands and tenements of a superior.

Feudal :: Feudal (a.) Of or pertaining to feuds, fiefs, or feels; as, feudal rights or services; feudal tenures..

Tanistry :: Tanistry (n.) In Ireland, a tenure of family lands by which the proprietor had only a life estate, to which he was admitted by election..

Knight Service :: Knight service () A tenure of lands held by knights on condition of performing military service. See Chivalry, n., 4..

Fedaliza/tion :: Fedaliza/tion (n.) The act of reducing to feudal tenure.

Burgage :: Burgage (n.) A tenure by which houses or lands are held of the king or other lord of a borough or city; at a certain yearly rent, or by services relating to trade or handicraft..

Sergeanty :: Sergeanty (n.) Tenure of lands of the crown by an honorary kind of service not due to any lord, but to the king only..

Feudalize :: Feudalize (v. t.) To reduce toa feudal tenure; to conform to feudalism.

Lease :: Lease (v. t.) Any tenure by grant or permission; the time for which such a tenure holds good; allotted time.

Fee :: Fee (n.) property; possession; tenure.

Feodality :: Feodality (n.) Feudal tenure; the feudal system. See Feudality.

Socmanry :: Socmanry (n.) Tenure by socage.

Occupation :: Occupation (n.) The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant..

Blanch Holding :: Blanch holding () A mode of tenure by the payment of a small duty in white rent (silver) or otherwise.

Feudary :: Feudary (a.) Held by, or pertaining to, feudal tenure..

Cessavit :: Cessavit (n.) A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.

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