Tenant Of The Demesne

English Law: Tenant of the Demesne in the Past

One who is tenant (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) of a mesne lord; as where A is tenant (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) of B and C of A; B is the lord, A the mesne lord and C tenant (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) of the demesne. Ham. N. P. 392, 393. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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

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