tenure in capite
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tenure in capite — A land tenure wherein the tenant held his land directly of the crown or chief lord, with no lord intervening … Ballentine's law dictionary
tenure in capite — See in chief … Black's law dictionary
capite — /kaepatiy/ By the head. Tenure in capite was an ancient feudal tenure, whereby a man held lands of the king immediately. It was of two sorts, the one, principal and general, or of the king as the source of all tenure; the other, special and… … Black's law dictionary
capite — /kaepatiy/ By the head. Tenure in capite was an ancient feudal tenure, whereby a man held lands of the king immediately. It was of two sorts, the one, principal and general, or of the king as the source of all tenure; the other, special and… … Black's law dictionary
tenure in chief — Same as tenure in capite … Ballentine's law dictionary
Capite — In old English law, a capite was a tenure, abolished by Act 12 Chas. II, xxiv., by which either person or land was held immediately of the king, or of his crown, either by knight s service or socage. [citebook|title=A Report of Cases and Matters… … Wikipedia
in capite — /in kaepatiy/ In chief. Tenure in capite was a holding directly from the king … Black's law dictionary
in capite — /in kaepatiy/ In chief. Tenure in capite was a holding directly from the king … Black's law dictionary
in capite — In chief. See tenure in capite … Ballentine's law dictionary
List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament to 1601 — This is a list of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament during that body s existence prior to the Act of Union of 1707. For legislation passed after 1707 see List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament.The numbers after the … Wikipedia
