Blacks Law Dict. 1st ed

FEUDAL SYSTEM

FEUDUM TALLIATUM

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termined by the bond established by a grant of land from the former to the latter. From this it grew into a complete and intiicate complex of rules for the tenure and transmis sion of real estate, and of correlated duties and services; while, by tying men to the land and to those holding above and below them, it created a close-knit hierarchy of per sons, and developed an aggregate of social and political institutions. For an account of the feudal system in its juristic relations, see 2 61. Comm. 44; 1 Steph. Comm. 160; 3 Kent, Comm. 487; Spel. Feuds; Litt. Ten.; Sull. Lect.; Spence, Eq. Jur.; 1 Washb. Real Prop. 15; Dalr. Feu. Fiop. For its political and social relations, see Hall. Middle Ages; Maine, Anc. Law; Rob. Car. V.; Montesq. Esprit des Lois, bk. 30; Guizot, Hist. Civilization. FEUDAL TENURES. The tenures of real estate under the feudal system, such as knight-service, socage, villenage, etc. FEUDALISM. The feudal system; the aggregate of feudal principles and usages. FEUDALIZE. To reduce to a feudal tenure; to conform to feud.ihsm. Webster. FEUDAEY. A tenant who holds by feudal tenure. Held by feudal service. Re lating to feuds or feudal tenures. FEUDATORY. See FEODATORY. FEUDBOTE. A recompense for engag ing in a feud, and the damages consequent, it having been the custom in ancient times for all the kindred to engage in their kinsman's quarrel. Jacob. FEUDE, or DEADLY FEUDE. A German word, signifying implacable hatred, not to be satisfied but with the death of the enemy. Such was that among the people in Scotland and in the northern parts of Eng land, which was a combination of all the kin dred to revenge the death of any of the blood upon the slayer and all his race. Termes de la Ley. FEUDIST. A writer on feuds, as Cuja cius, Spelman, etc. FEUDO. In Spanish law. Feud or fee. White, New Recop. b. 2, tit. 2, c. 2. FEUDUM. A feud, fief, or fee. A right of using and enjoying forever the lands of another, which the lord grants on condition that the tenant shall render fealty, military duty, and other services. Spelman. See FEODUM; FEUD.

FEUDUM ANTIQUUM. An ancient feud or fief; a fief descended to the vassal from his ancestors. 2 61. Comm. 212, 221. A fief which ancestors had possessed for more than four generations. Spelman. FEUDUM APERTUM. An open feud or fief; a fief resulting back to the lord, where the blood of the person last seised was utteily extinct and gone. 2 61. Comm. 245. FEUDUM FRANCUM. A free feud. One which was noble and free from talliage and other subsidies to which the plebeia feuda (vulgar feuds) were subject. Spel man. FEUDUM HAUBERTICUM. A fee held on the military service of appearing fully armed at the ban and arriere ban. Spelman. FEUDUM IMPROPRIUM. An im proper or derivative feud or fief. 2 61. Comm. 58. FEUDUM INDIVIDUUM. An indi visible or impartible feud or fief; descendible to the eldest son alone. 2 61. Comm. 215. FEUDUM LIGIUM. A liege feud oi fief; a fief held immediately of the sovereign; one for which the vassal owed fealty to his lord against all persons. 1 61. Comm. 367; Spelman. FEUDUM MATERNUM. A maternal fief; a fief descended to the feudatory from his mother. 2 61. Comm. 212. FEUDUM NOBILE. A fee for which the tenant did guard and owed fealty and homage. Spelman. FEUDUM NOVUM. A new feud or fief; a fief which began in the person of the feudatory, and did not come to him by suc cession. Spelman; 2 61. Comm. 212. FEUDUM NOVUM UT ANTIQUUM. A new fee held with the qualities and inci dents of an ancient one. 2 61. Comm. 212. FEUDUM PATERNUM. A fee which the paternal ancestors had held for four gen erations. Calvin. One descendible to heir* on the paternal side only. 2 61. Comm. 223. One which might be held by males only. Du Cange. FEUDUM PROPRIUM. A proper, genuine, and original feud or fief; being of a purely military character, and held by mili tary service. 2 61. Comm. 57, 58. FEUDUM TALLIATUM. A restricted fee. One limited to descend to certain classes

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