Escuage

English Old Law: Escuage in the Past

Service of the shield. Tenants who hold their land by escuage, hold by knight’s service. 1 Tho. Co. Litt. 272; Littl. s. 95, 86 b. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

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

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