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Serjeanty
A form of land ownership under the feudal system, where a family held an estate in exchange for rendering a service to their liege lord.
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A form of land ownership under the feudal system, where a family held an estate in exchange for rendering a service to their liege lord.
"The manor of Scrivelsby in England has, since the Middle Ages, been held by the Marmion family in grand serjeanty, in exchange for their service as King's or Queen's Champion."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Serjeanty"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| wardnoun | Protection, defence. |
| chivalrynoun | The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honour, sacrifice, fear of God, faithfulness, courage and courtesy to ladies. |
| knight's feenoun | (law, historical) A kind of land tenure requiring military service to the land's chief lord as an obligation to maintain possession. |
| suit and servicenoun | (historical, feudal law) The duty of feudatories to attend the courts of their lords or superiors in time of peace, and in war to follow them and complete military service. |
| honornoun | (uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful). |
| tenantnoun | One who holds a lease (a tenancy). |
| fiefnoun | (law, historical) Land held of a superior, particularly on condition of homage, fealty, and personal service, especially military service. |
| mesne lordnoun | (law, historical) A lord entitled to rent or feudal obligations from tenants but who himself owes rent or feudal obligations to another. |
| seignorynoun | Alternative form of seigniory. [The estate of a feudal lord.] |
| servitudenoun | The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control. |
| castle-guardnoun | The guard or defence of a castle. |
| signiorynoun | Alternative form of seigniory. [The estate of a feudal lord.] |
| averagenoun | (statistics) Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode. |
| burgagenoun | (historical) A medieval tenure in socage under which property in England and Scotland was held under the king or a lord of a town, and was maintained for a yearly rent or for rendering an inferior service (not knight's service) such as watching and warding. |
| serfnoun | A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights. |
| knight servicenoun | (historical, law) The military service a knight owed to his chief lord as a condition of holding title to his lands and rank. |
| tenurenoun | A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution. |
| geneatnoun | (historical) A retainer; vassal; one who holds lands of a superior either by service or payment of rent. |
| lord mesnenoun | (law, historical) Alternative form of mesne lord. [(law, historical) A lord entitled to rent or feudal obligations from tenants but who himself owes rent or feudal obligations to another.] |
| socmanrynoun | (UK, historical or obsolete) socage. |
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