seised in fee
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seised in his demesne as of fee — Clothed with seisin as owner in fee; seised in fee simple … Ballentine's law dictionary
in fee — A term descriptive of the highest and most enlarged estate in real property, meaning in fee simple. 28 Am J2d Est § 9. When it is said that a man is seised in fee, without more saying, it shall be intended in fee simple; for it shall not be… … Ballentine's law dictionary
demesne as of fee — A man is said to be seised in his demesne as of fee of a corporeal inheritance, because he has a property, dominicum or demesne, in the thing itself. But when he has no dominion in the thing itself, as in the case of an incorporeal hereditament,… … Black's law dictionary
demesne as of fee — A man is said to be seised in his demesne as of fee of a corporeal inheritance, because he has a property, dominicum or demesne, in the thing itself. But when he has no dominion in the thing itself, as in the case of an incorporeal hereditament,… … Black's law dictionary
covenant to stand seised to uses — A covenant by which a man, seised of land, covenants in consideration of blood or marriage that he will stand seised of the same to the use of his child, wife, or kinsman, for life, in tail, or in fee. In such case, the statute of uses executed… … Ballentine's law dictionary
open fee — A common law fee which, by reason of the lack of an heir, reverted, on the death of the person last seised, to the lord. See 2 Bl Comm 245 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Aboriginal title in the Marshall Court — Chief Justice John Marshall composed several early and influential opinions on … Wikipedia
dower — dow·er / dau̇ ər/ n [Anglo French, from Old French douaire, modification of Medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dot dos gift, dowry]: the life estate in a man s real property to which his wife is entitled upon his death under common law and some… … Law dictionary
power — The right, ability, authority, or faculty of doing something. Authority to do any act which the grantor might himself lawfully perform. Porter v. Household Finance Corp. of Columbus, D.C.Ohio, 385 F.Supp. 336, 341. A power is an ability on the… … Black's law dictionary
remainder — The remnant of an estate in land, depending upon a particular prior estate created at the same time and by the same instrument, and limited to arise immediately on the determination of that estate, and not in abridgement of it. A future interest… … Black's law dictionary
