- Mort d'Ancestor
- Action to discover whether ancestor dies in possession of land, thus validating his heir's succession.(Sayles, George O. The King's Parliament of England, 145)
Medieval glossary. 2014.
Mort d'Ancestor
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mort d'ancestor — /mort dinsastar/ An ancient and now almost obsolete remedy in the English law. An assize of mort d ancestor was a writ which lay for a person whose ancestor died seised of lands in fee simple, and after his death a stranger abated; and this writ… … Black's law dictionary
mort d'ancestor — /mort dinsastar/ An ancient and now almost obsolete remedy in the English law. An assize of mort d ancestor was a writ which lay for a person whose ancestor died seised of lands in fee simple, and after his death a stranger abated; and this writ… … Black's law dictionary
mort d'ancestor — märˈdanˌsestər noun Etymology: Anglo French, death of the ancestor : an obsolete writ or brieve in English and Scots law for the recovery by an heir from an abator of a tenement which his deceased ancestor held in seisin at his death … Useful english dictionary
mort d'ancestor — The death of an ancestor; a writ of assize to recover land from an abator of which the demandant s father or mother, brother or sister, uncle or aunt, nephew or niece had died seised. See 3 Bl Comm 185 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Mort d'ancestor — A writ issued by *chancery which sought to establish the rightful heir of a property. The case was decided by a jury assembled by the *sheriff and held before one of the travelling justices or *justice in eyre. The question to be answered was… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Assize of mort d'ancestor — In English law, the Assize of mort d ancestor ( death of ancestor ) was an action brought where a plaintiff claimed the defendant had entered upon a freehold belonging to the plaintiff following the death of one of his relatives. It was one of… … Wikipedia
assize of mort d'ancestor — Assize of the death of the ancestor; a writ of assize to recover land from an abator of which the demandant s father or mother, brother or sister, uncle or aunt, nephew or niece had died seised. See 3 Bl Comm 185 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Assize — 1) The meeting of feudal vassals with the king it also refers to decrees issued by the king after such meetings. 2) A) Rule or regulation; B) procedure in legal actions concerning land. See darrein presentment, mort d ancestor, Novel Disseisin,… … Medieval glossary
action — Conduct; behavior; something done; the condition of acting; an act or series of acts. Term in its usual legal sense means a lawsuit brought in a court; a formal complaint within the jurisdiction of a court of law. Pathman Const. Co. v. Knox… … Black's law dictionary
action — Conduct; behavior; something done; the condition of acting; an act or series of acts. Term in its usual legal sense means a lawsuit brought in a court; a formal complaint within the jurisdiction of a court of law. Pathman Const. Co. v. Knox… … Black's law dictionary
