Tenant
81tenant in chief — see tenant in capite * * * a feudal vassal who holds land directly from the king. Also, tenant in chief. Also called tenant in capite /kap i tee/. [1600 10] …
82Tenant in common — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low …
83tenant in chief — a feudal vassal who holds land directly from the king. Also, tenant in chief. Also called tenant in capite /kap i tee/. [1600 10] * * * …
84Tenant-in-chief — In the great chain of feudal allegiance from monarch down to peasant, the tenant in chief held his land directly of the king; the Church and earls were all tenants in chief. In *DB the tenants in chief were listed at the beginning of each county …
85Tenant-in-capite — In the great chain of feudal allegiance from monarch down to peasant, the tenant in chief held his land directly of the king; the Church and earls were all tenants in chief. In *DB the tenants in chief were listed at the beginning of each county …
86tenant / tenet — A tenant is someone who rents property: A new tenant moved into the vacant apartment last week. A tenet is a principle: The major tenets of all religions are similar …
87tenant / tenet — A tenant is someone who rents property: A new tenant moved into the vacant apartment last week. A tenet is a principle: The major tenets of all religions are similar …
88tenant in possession — A lessee in possession under the terms of the lease. In a broader sense, one who maintains possession legally by himself or through another under title, estate, or interest of any kind. The definition of the term embraces, within the natural and… …
89tenant pur auter vie — A tenant holding for the life of another; a tenant having an estate for the life of another. See 2 Bl Comm 120, 124 …
90tenant in capite — or tenant in chief : a feudal tenant holding immediately of his lord and especially of the crown …
