free-bench
free-bench n. (英格兰古法)寡妇公簿地产 依一些庄园之习惯，寡妇以守节为条件持有其亡夫的公簿地产〔copyholds〕。这种地产的性质、数量、持有时间及权利请求等均依特定习惯而定，它被视为源于亡夫的权利，是其亡夫权利的延续。 (=liber bancus)
free bench
free bench
free bench. Hist. A widow’s (and occasionally a widower’s) interest in the deceased spouse’s estate. • Free bench gave the surviving spouse a half interest in the estate until death or remarriage. — Also termed francus bancus; frank bank; liber bancus. “The bench in question was, we may guess … a bench at the fireside.
free bench
Hist. A widow’s (and occasionally a widower’s) interest in the deceased spouse’s estate. • Free bench gave the surviving spouse a half interest in the estate until death or remarriage. — Also termed francus bancus; frank bank; liber bancus.