Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
demesne lands of the crown — That share of lands reserved to the crown at the original distribution of landed property, or which came to it afterwards by forfeiture or otherwise. 1 Bl.Comm. 286 … Black's law dictionary
demesne lands of the crown — That share of lands reserved to the crown at the original distribution of landed property, or which came to it afterwards by forfeiture or otherwise. 1 Bl.Comm. 286 … Black's law dictionary
crown lands — The demesne lands of the crown. In England and Canada, lands belonging to the sovereign personally or to the government or nation, as distinguished from such as have passed into private ownership … Black's law dictionary
crown lands — The demesne lands of the crown. In England and Canada, lands belonging to the sovereign personally or to the government or nation, as distinguished from such as have passed into private ownership … Black's law dictionary
Demesne — Conjectural map of a feudal manor. The brown areas are part of the demesne, the shaded areas part of the glebe . The manor house, residence of the lord and location of the manorial court, can be seen in the mid southern part of the manor In the… … Wikipedia
Crown lands of France — The crown lands, crown estate, royal domain or (in French) domaine royal (from demesne) of France refers to the lands, fiefs and rights directly possessed by the kings of France.[1] While the term eventually came to refer to a territorial unit,… … Wikipedia
demesne — demesnial, adj. /di mayn , meen /, n. 1. possession of land as one s own: land held in demesne. 2. an estate or part of an estate occupied and controlled by, and worked for the exclusive use of, the owner. 3. land belonging to and adjoining a… … Universalium
Crown land — noun land that belongs to the Crown • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑estate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary — The front page of the Tripartitum, the law book summarizing the privileges of the nobility in the kingdom The origin of the nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary can be traced to the Magyar conquest of Pannonia in the 9th century, and it developed… … Wikipedia
Demesne, Ancient — 1) Manors, held by the king at the time of the Domesday survey, whose tenants enjoyed special legal rights. (Bennett, Judith M. Women in the Medieval English Countryside, 233) 2) Lands at one time held by the crown. Tenants of the ancient demesne … Medieval glossary
