Charter-land

English Law: Charter-land in the Past

Land formerly held by deed under certain rents and free services and it differed in nothing from free socage land. It was also called bookland. 2 Bl. Com. 90. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about charter-land is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including charter-land.

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