frank-almoign
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Frank-Almoign — Frank Almoign, in the English law of real property, is a species of spiritual tenure, whereby a religious corporation, aggregate or sole, holds lands of the donor to them and their successors for ever. It was a tenure dating from Saxon times,… … Wikipedia
Childwall — Coordinates: 53°23′42″N 2°52′52″W / 53.395°N 2.881°W / 53.395; 2.881 … Wikipedia
free alms — The name of a species of tenure. See frank almoign … Black's law dictionary
free alms — The name of a species of tenure. See frank almoign … Black's law dictionary
Frankalmoign — The term for tenure of land held in perpetuity by a religious body in return for prayers for the donor s soul and his/her descendants. The land was free of all obligations bar the *trimoda necessitas. Fealty was not owed to any lord. This was the … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
