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GRANT LETTERS PATENT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- royal grant
1, record 1, English, royal%20grant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A grant made by the king. Such grants were always matters of public record and whether they were of lands, honors, liveries, franchises, or other matters, they were by charter or letters patent and usually directed or addressed by the king to all his subjects at large.(Ballentine, 3rd ed., 1969, p. 1126) 1, record 1, English, - royal%20grant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- concession royale
1, record 1, French, concession%20royale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
concession royale : 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 1, French, - concession%20royale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-10-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- grant in fee simple
1, record 2, English, grant%20in%20fee%20simple
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lands. 1, record 2, English, - grant%20in%20fee%20simple
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Grant" means letters patent under the Great Seal, a notification and any other instrument by which territorial lands may be granted in fee simple or for an equivalent estate. 1, record 2, English, - grant%20in%20fee%20simple
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- concéder en pleine propriété 1, record 2, French, conc%C3%A9der%20en%20pleine%20propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«Concession» Acte, notamment lettres patentes délivrées sous le grand sceau ou notification, aux termes duquel des terres territoriales sont concédées en pleine propriété ou à un titre équivalent. 1, record 2, French, - conc%C3%A9der%20en%20pleine%20propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-06-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
- Legal Documents
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- roll
1, record 3, English, roll
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... any exemplification or copy of any record, roll, grant, letters patent, surrender, escheat, inquisition, lease, licence, conveyance, document or writing... given in evidence... 1, record 3, English, - roll
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Documents juridiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rôle
1, record 3, French, r%C3%B4le
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] toute ampliation ou copie d'un registre, d'un rôle, d'une concession, de lettres patentes, d'une déclaration de déshérence, d'une enquête, d'un bail, d'une licence, d'un transfert, d'un document ou d'un écrit [...] présenté en preuve [...] 1, record 3, French, - r%C3%B4le
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-05-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Legal Documents
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- letters patent of nobility 1, record 4, English, letters%20patent%20of%20nobility
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- letters of nobility 2, record 4, English, letters%20of%20nobility
plural
- lettres of nobility 2, record 4, English, lettres%20of%20nobility
plural
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
letters patent : written communications usually signed and sealed from a government or sovereign of a nation conferring upon a designated person a grant(as a right, title, status...) that could not otherwise be enjoyed in a form readily open for inspection by all seeking confirmation of the grant conferred.... 3, record 4, English, - letters%20patent%20of%20nobility
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
always used in the plural. 4, record 4, English, - letters%20patent%20of%20nobility
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Documents juridiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- lettres de noblesse
1, record 4, French, lettres%20de%20noblesse
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- lettres d'anoblissement 2, record 4, French, lettres%20d%27anoblissement
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) grandes lettres patentes par lesquelles le roi accordait la noblesse à un roturier. 3, record 4, French, - lettres%20de%20noblesse
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans les ouvrages consultés, les termes "lettre de noblesse" et "lettre d'anoblissement" sont presque toujours utilisés au pluriel. 4, record 4, French, - lettres%20de%20noblesse
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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