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chivalry

chivalry (shiv-[schwa]l-ree). Hist. Tenure held by knight-service; tenure in which a person held land in ex-change for military service of the highest order. See KNIGHT-SERVICE. “Chivalry is a tenure of land by knight’s service: for the better understanding whereof it is to be known, that there is no land but is held mediately or immediately […]

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lay tenure

glossary / lay tenure

Hist. Any tenure not held through religious service, such as a base tenure or a freehold tenure. • The three historical types of lay tenures are knight-service, socage, and serjeanty. See KNIGHT-SERVICE; SOCAGE; SERJEANTY. Cf. tenure by divine service.

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servitium scuti

glossary / SERVITIUM SCUTI

servitium scuti (s[schwa]r-vish-ee-[schwa]m sk[y]oo-tI). [Latin “service of the shield”] Hist. Knight-service.

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