Teinds

Scottish Law: Teinds in the Past

That liquid proportion of the rents or goods of the people, which is due to churchmen for performing divine service or exercising the other spiritual functions proper to their several offices. Ersk. Pr. L. Scot. B. 2, t. 10, s. 2. See Tithes. [1][rtbs name=”scottish-law”]

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

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Concept of Teinds

Traditional meaning of teinds [1] in scots law: Tithes. Teind court; see the entry on types of courts, 96, [rtbs name=”scottish-law”]

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Notes and References

1. Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Teinds”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. This term and/or definition may be absolete. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary, based on a glossary of terms, included Teinds.

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