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Medieval glossary. 2014.
Knight’s Tenure of Service
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knight's service — noun land tenure by service to the lord as a knight • Hypernyms: ↑service * * * noun see knight service … Useful english dictionary
Knight-service — was the dominant and distinctive tenure of land as a fief associated with a knight under the English feudal system.Early historyIt is associated in its origin with that development in warfare which made the mailed horseman, armed with lance and… … Wikipedia
Knight service — Knight serv iceAlso Knight s service Knight s service . 1. (Feud. Law) The military service by rendering which a knight held his lands. 2. (Eng. Feud. Law) A tenure of lands held by knights on condition of performing military service. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knight's service — Knight service Knight serv iceAlso Knight s service Knight s service . 1. (Feud. Law) The military service by rendering which a knight held his lands. 2. (Eng. Feud. Law) A tenure of lands held by knights on condition of performing military… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tenure by chivalry — Tenure by knight service … Black's law dictionary
tenure by chivalry — Tenure by knight service … Black's law dictionary
tenure in chivalry — tenure by knight service … Useful english dictionary
knight service — noun also knight s service Etymology: Middle English knightes service 1. : the military service by rendering which a knight held his lands; also : the tenure of lands held on condition of performing military service … Useful english dictionary
tenure — /tenyar/ Generally, tenure is a right, term, or mode of holding or occupying, and tenure of an office means the manner in which it is held, especially with regard to time. Winterberg v. University of Nevada System, 89 Nev. 358, 513 P.2d 1248,… … Black's law dictionary
knight — n. & v. n. 1 a man awarded a non hereditary title (Sir) by a sovereign in recognition of merit or service. 2 hist. a a man, usu. noble, raised esp. by a sovereign to honourable military rank after service as a page and squire. b a military… … Useful english dictionary
