Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

CUSTOMARY FREEHOLD

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 669 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
» Make a correction to this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

CUSTOMARY See also:

FREEHOLD , in See also:English See also:law, a See also:species of See also:tenure which may be described as a variety of See also:copyhold. It is also termed privileged copyhold or copyhold of See also:frank tenure. It is a tenure by copy of See also:court See also:roll, but not expressed to be at the will of the See also:lord. It is, in fact, only a See also:superior See also:kind of copyhold, and the freehold is in the lord. It is subject to the See also:general law of copyholds, except where the law may be varied by the See also:custom of the particular See also:manor. (See COPYHOLD.) CUSTOM-See also:HOUSE, the house or See also:office appointed by a See also:government where the taxes or duties (if any) are collected upon the importation and exportation of commodities; where duties, bounties or drawbacks payable or receivable upon exportation or importation are paid or received, and where vessels are entered and cleared.

End of Article: CUSTOMARY FREEHOLD

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.

Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.

[back]
CUSTOM (from O. Fr. costume, costume or coustume; L... 		[next]
CUSTOMS DUTIES

Site © 2006 - Net Industries