frank fee

frank fee
A species of freehold tenure which was exempt from all services, but not from homage. Copyhold lands could be altered into frank fee by means of a fine levied in the king's court, but a writ of deceit lay to change it back to copyhold. See 2 Bl Comm 368, footnote.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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