ancient demesne
Hist. A manor that was held by the Crown at the time of William the Conqueror and was recorded in the Domesday Book.
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ancient demesne
ancient demesne (英格兰古法)古地；古地自保 古地自保的庄园是那些在忏悔者爱德华〔Edward the Confessor, 1042-1066年在位〕和征服者威廉〔William the Conqueror, 1066-1087年在位〕统治时期就由国王实际直接占有的土地，在《末日审判书》〔Domesday〕中注明为「王地」〔terrae regis; terrae regis Eduardi〕。在这些土地上负农役〔socage〕的封臣被称为古地保有者〔tenants in ancient demesne〕。古地保有和其它保有比起来有以下不同：首先，1833年《不动产时傚法》〔Real Property Limitation Act〕之前，有关这种保有的诉讼只能在普通民事诉讼法庭〔Court…