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FREE TENANT [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- free tenant
1, record 1, English, free%20tenant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A free tenant,... was less a servant and more an independent contractor; either he had a set task which he carried out in the way he thought best, or he merely paid a fixed rent in money or in kind. 1, record 1, English, - free%20tenant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tenant libre
1, record 1, French, tenant%20libre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-03-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unfree tenant
1, record 2, English, unfree%20tenant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The main type of unfree tenancy was villenage, initially a modified form of servitude. Whereas the mark of free tenants was that their services were always predetermined, in unfree tenure they were not; the unfree tenant never knew what he might be called to do for his lord. 2, record 2, English, - unfree%20tenant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unfree tenant : historical term. 3, record 2, English, - unfree%20tenant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tenant non libre
1, record 2, French, tenant%20non%20libre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-05-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (civil law)
- Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- en franc-alleu roturier
1, record 3, English, en%20franc%2Dalleu%20roturier
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- in franc-alleu roturier 1, record 3, English, in%20franc%2Dalleu%20roturier
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Franc aleu. In French feudal law, an allod; a free inheritance; or an estate held free of any services except such as were due to the sovereign. 2, record 3, English, - en%20franc%2Dalleu%20roturier
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Roturier : In old French and Canadian law. A free tenant of land on services exigible either in money or in kind. A free commoner; one who held of a superior, but could have no inferior below him 3, record 3, English, - en%20franc%2Dalleu%20roturier
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Phraséologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- en franc-alleu roturier
1, record 3, French, en%20franc%2Dalleu%20roturier
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loi citée : Loi concernant les seigneuries. 2, record 3, French, - en%20franc%2Dalleu%20roturier
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-04-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- freehold
1, record 4, English, freehold
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- freehold tenure 1, record 4, English, freehold%20tenure
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tenure by which an estate is held in fee-simple, fee-tail, or for term of life. (Oxford, 1933) 1, record 4, English, - freehold
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Freehold tenure is the sum of the rights and duties which constitute the relation of a free tenant to his lord.(Digby and Harrison, p. 49) 1, record 4, English, - freehold
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tenure franche
1, record 4, French, tenure%20franche
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Acception spécifique : le terme fait référence à la «tenure». 1, record 4, French, - tenure%20franche
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tenure franche : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 4, French, - tenure%20franche
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-11-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- disentailing assurance
1, record 5, English, disentailing%20assurance
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The principle of free alienability soon reasserted itself, however, and various disentailing methods were devised to permit the tenant in tail in possession to bar the entail and to obtain a fee simple. These included the warranty, the fine and the common recovery. The most effective of these, the common recovery, was confirmed by the courts in Taltarums's Case in 1472. Both the fine and common recovery were in common use until they were replaced in the 19th century by the simple statutory method of the disentailing assurance.(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 28) 1, record 5, English, - disentailing%20assurance
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- translation libératrice de fief taillé
1, record 5, French, translation%20lib%C3%A9ratrice%20de%20fief%20taill%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme s'emploie aussi dans son acception métonymique. 1, record 5, French, - translation%20lib%C3%A9ratrice%20de%20fief%20taill%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
translation libératrice de fief taillé : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 5, French, - translation%20lib%C3%A9ratrice%20de%20fief%20taill%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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