Manorial official, overseer of the manor, chosen by the lord.
Fees which a feudal lord imposes on his serfs for the use of his mill, oven, wine press, or similar facilities.
A free man in Anglo-Saxon law.
Land that a lord possesses outright, as opposed to the land that he leases to tenants.
An excuse for non-attendance at a court at the appointed time.
The right of a king (or justices acting in his name) to visit and inspect the holdings of any vassal. It was done periodically, usually at irregular intervals of a few years.
Land or revenue-producing property granted by a lord in return for a vassal's service.
In England, a subidivision of the shire for administrative and judicial purposes with its own court, which originated in the Anglo-Saxon period.
A fief which provided sufficient revenue to equip and support one knight.
The right of the eldest son to inherit the estate or office of his father.
Dummy with shield mounted on a post, used as a target in tilting.
Shield-tax, a tax paid in lieu of military service.
The official who was the chief administrative and judicial officer of a shire.
A free man who held land from a lord to whom he paid homage and swore fealty.
A non-free man, owing heavy labor service to a lord, subject to his manorial court, bound to the land, and subject to certain feudal dues.
Manager of an estate or a household.
A vassal’s primary lord, to whom he owed loyalty and service above all others.
The ceremony by which a vassal pledges his faith to his lord, and acknowledges all other feudal obligations, in return for a fief.
Persons of servile birth.
Originally meaning a Military Companion to the King in Anglo-Saxon England. It has come to mean a land-holding administrative office.
The holder of land or house within a borough.
A monastic community of either monks or nuns.
The sum of money reckoned as proper compensation in case of homicide…the monetary worth of a person's life, based on his societal position
Investiture with dignities or possessions.
A method of trial in which the accused was given a physical test (usually painful and dangerous) which could only be met successfully if he were innocent.
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