in capite
in capite (in kap-[schwa]-tee). [Law Latin “in chief”] Hist. A type of tenure in which a person held land directly of the Crown. — Also termed tenure in capite.
in capite (in kap-[schwa]-tee). [Law Latin “in chief”] Hist. A type of tenure in which a person held land directly of the Crown. — Also termed tenure in capite.