- heritable, estate
- domaine m transmissible par succession
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
McCaig's Tower — McCaig s Tower. View from the tower over Oban Bay looking towards … Wikipedia
Scottish clan — Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans (from Gaelic clann, progeny ), give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs recognised by the court of… … Wikipedia
Feudalism — A term of tortuous elusiveness. Broadly, the word is used of the system of land holding, administration and relations between vassal and lord in England after 1066. At its heart is the assumption that everyone had a lord, from the lowliest… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
fee — n. Law, heritable estate in land. ♦ fee simple, fee heritable without restrictions as to heirs; unconditional use. ♦ fee tail, entailed fee … Dictionary of difficult words
fee — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French fé, fief, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English feoh cattle, property, Old High German fihu cattle; akin to Latin pecus cattle, pecunia money Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) an estate in land… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Fee simple — Tenure of a heritable estate in land for ever and without restriction to any particular class of heirs; an estate so held; equivalent to freehold. [MdEngl. simple = without duplicity or complication] Cf. Fee tail; Entail; Subinfeudation … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
heir at law — noun (plural heirs at law) 1. Eng common law : an heir in whom an intestate s real property as distinguished from his personal estate is vested by operation of law and not by will or by curtesy or by right of dower called also legal heir; compare … Useful english dictionary
Heirship — Heir ship, n. The state, character, or privileges of an heir; right of inheriting. [1913 Webster] {Heirship movables}, certain kinds of movables which the heir is entitled to take, besides the heritable estate. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heirship movables — Heirship Heir ship, n. The state, character, or privileges of an heir; right of inheriting. [1913 Webster] {Heirship movables}, certain kinds of movables which the heir is entitled to take, besides the heritable estate. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
English property law — Property law in the United Kingdom refers to the law of acquisition, sharing and protection of wealth in the United Kingdom. Property law can refer to many things, and covers many areas. Property in land is the domain of the law of real property … Wikipedia
obligation — A generic word, derived from the Latin substantive obligatio, having many, wide, and varied meanings, according to the context in which it is used. That which a person is bound to do or forbear; any duty imposed by law, promise, contract,… … Black's law dictionary