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In feudal law. This was the act by which an owner of allodial land placed himself and his land under the protection of a lord, so as to constitute himself his vassal or feudal tenant. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition The act of recommending, praising. A merchant who merely commends goods he offers for sale, does not by that act warrant them, unless there is some … [Read more...] about COMMENDATION

Property used for commerce, trade or businesses and not zoned as residential propertly. … [Read more...] about COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

eccl. law. Secular persons upon whom ecclesiastical benefices are bestowed, because they were commended and instructed to their oversight: they are merely trustees. … [Read more...] about COMMENDATORS

Latin: In the civil law. Commerce; business; trade; dealings in the nature of purchase and sale; a contract Commercinm jure gentium commune osso debet, et non in monopolium et privatum pauoorum quaastum convertonduin. 3 Inst 181. Commerce, by the law of nations, ought to be common, and not converted to monopoly and the private gain of a few. … [Read more...] about COMMERCIUM

He who holds a church living or preferment in commendam. … [Read more...] about COMMENDATORY