Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
tenure — A term of extensive significance, meaning the mode by which one holds an estate in land and importing also any kind of holding, from mere possession to the owning of an estate of inheritance. 28 Am J2d Est § 3. The right of certain public… … Ballentine's law 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
tenure — [[t]te̱njə(r)[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Tenure is the legal right to live in a particular building or to use a particular piece of land during a fixed period of time. Lack of security of tenure was a reason for many families becoming homeless. 2) N… … English dictionary
tenure by divine service — A land tenure in which the tenants were to perform some certain expressly defined and prescribed special divine service; such as to sing so many masses, to distribute a fixed sum in alms. After the Statute of Quia Emptores (1290) only the king… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Land-Tenure in the Christian Era — • The way in which land has been held or owned during the nineteen hundred years which have seen in Europe the rise and establishment of the Church is a matter for historical inquiry. Strictly speaking, the way in which such ownership or tenure… … Catholic encyclopedia
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 land tenure — System by which land was held by tenants from lords. In England and France, the king was lord paramount and master of the realm. He granted land to his lords, who granted land to their vassals and so on down to the occupying tenant. Tenures were… … Universalium
cottier tenure — noun historical (in Ireland) the letting of land in small portions direct to the labourers, at a rent fixed by competition … English new terms dictionary
Law Commission of India — Infobox Organization name = Law Commission of India image border = size = caption = motto = Reforming the Law For Maximising Justice in Society and Promoting Good Governance under the Rule of Law formation = First 1834; Current 2006 09 01 type =… … Wikipedia
Tenant Right League — The Tenant Right League, established in 1850, was an organisation which aimed to secure reforms in the Irish land system. Formed by Charles Gavan Duffy and Frederick Lucas , it united for a time Protestant and Catholic tenants, Duffy calling his… … Wikipedia
