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KNIGHTS FEE

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(Knight's Fee) old Eng. law. An uncertain measure of land, but, according to some opinions it is said to contain six hundred and eighty acres. Co. Litt. 69, a. … [Read more...]

KNIGHTS SERVICE

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(Knight's Service) Eng. law. It was, formerly, a tenure of lands. Those who held by knight's service were called: milites qui per loricas terras suas defendant;: soldiers who defend the country by their armor. The incidents of knight's service were. homage, fealty, warranty, wardship, marriage, reliefs, heriots, aids, escheats, and forfeiture. Vide Socage. … [Read more...]

KNIGHT-SERVICE

TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.

A species of feudal tenure, which differed very slightly from a pure and perfect feud, being entirely of a military nature; and it was the flrst, most universal, and most honorable of the feudal tenures. To make a tenure by knight-service, a determinate quantity of land was necessary, which was called a "knight's fee," (feodum militate) the measure of which was estimated at 680 … [Read more...]

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