The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
frankalmoigne — noun A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; called also tenure by free alms … Wiktionary
frankalmoigne — frank·al·moigne … English syllables
frankalmoigne — noun see frankalmoign … Useful english dictionary
tenure by free alms — Frankalmoigne Frank al*moigne , n. [F. franc free + Norm. F. almoigne alma, for almosne, F. aum[^o]ne. See {Frank}, a., and {Almoner}.] (Eng. Law) A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Freedom — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Freedom >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 freedom freedom liberty independence Sgm: N 1 license license &c.(permission) 760 Sgm: N 1 facility facility &c. 705 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 scope … English dictionary for students
Tenure — Ten ure, n. [F. tenure, OF. teneure, fr. F. tenir to hold. See {Tenable}.] 1. The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate. [1913 Webster] That the tenure of estates might rest on equity, the Indian title to lands was in all… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tenure by fee alms — Tenure Ten ure, n. [F. tenure, OF. teneure, fr. F. tenir to hold. See {Tenable}.] 1. The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate. [1913 Webster] That the tenure of estates might rest on equity, the Indian title to lands was… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ælmesland — n ( es/ as) land granted in frankalmoigne … Old to modern English dictionary
assize — assize, or assise (obsolete) /asayz/ An ancient species of court, consisting of a certain number of men, usually twelve, who were summoned together to try a disputed cause, performing the functions of a jury, except that they gave a verdict from… … Black's law dictionary
assise — assize, or assise (obsolete) /asayz/ An ancient species of court, consisting of a certain number of men, usually twelve, who were summoned together to try a disputed cause, performing the functions of a jury, except that they gave a verdict from… … Black's law dictionary
