Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 — The Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 was an act of the Scottish Parliament which was passed by the Parliament on 3 May 2000 and received Royal Assent on 9 June 2000.The Act brought the feudal system of land tenure to an end on… … Wikipedia
feudal system — the social and economic system operating in England from the 11th century and in Scotland from the 12th century and having as its legal manifestation the holding (rather than ownership) of land via a hierarchical system of tenures. In England,… … Law dictionary
Tenure, Ecclesiastical — • System of feudal tenure was not always restricted to lands, as church revenues and tithes were often farmed out to secular persons as a species of ecclesiastical fief Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Feudal Lordship — A feudal lordship is either a Lord of Regality (a gift of The Crown) or a feudal baron, and occasionally both. They are ancient titles of nobility in Scotland. A Lord of Regality ranks above a feudal baron, and below a Lord of Parliament which is … Wikipedia
feudal system — The economic and social control of the medieval period, characterized by a stratification of the populace into classes of lords, men of arms, and serfs, its most important feature from the standpoint of the law being the system of land tenure.… … Ballentine's law dictionary
tenure — ten·ure / ten yər/ n [Anglo French, feudal holding, from Old French teneüre, from Medieval Latin tenitura, ultimately from Latin tenēre to hold] 1: the act, manner, duration, or right of holding something tenure of office; specif: the manner of… … Law dictionary
Feudal society — is a sometimes debated term used to describe the social order in the Western Europe, Central Europe, and sometimes Japan and other regions in the Middle Ages, characterized by the legal subjection of a large part of the peasantry to a hereditary… … Wikipedia
Feudal (disambiguation) — Feudal can refer to:*Feudalism *Feudal (game), boardgame by Avalon Hill/Hasbro *Feudal Corporation *Feudal baron *Feudal barony *Feudal domain *Feudal Japan *Feudal land tenure … Wikipedia
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
Tenure (academic) — This article is about academic tenure. For feudal land ownership, see Land tenure. For the 2009 film, see Tenure (film). Tenure commonly refers to life tenure in a job and specifically to a senior academic s contractual right not to have his or… … Wikipedia
