- wardship in copyholds
- The lord is guardian of his infant tenant by special custom
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
wardship in copyholds
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wardship — In military tenures, the right of the lord to have custody, as guardian, of the body and lands of the infant heir, without any account of profits, until he was twenty one or she sixteen. In socage the guardian was accountable for profits; and he… … Black's law dictionary
History of English land law — Material here has been extracted from the 1911 Britannica encyclopedia. The history of English land law derives from a mixture of Roman, Norman and modern legislative sources.OutlineSuch terms as fee or homage carry us back into feudal times.… … Wikipedia
