Law Dictionary Definitions

feudee (fyoo-dee), n. Hist. The grantee of a feud; a feudal tenant. [Blacks Law 8th]

feude. See FEUD.[Blacks Law 8th]

feudatory,adj. Hist. (Of a vassal) owing feudal allegiance to a lord. feudatory,n. Hist. The grantee of a feud; the vassal or tenant who held an estate by feudal service. — Also termed feudary; feodatory. “Every receiver of lands, or feudatory, was therefore bound, when called upon by his benefactor, or immediate lord of his feud…

feudary. See FEUDATORY.[Blacks Law 8th]

feudarum consuetudines (fyoo-dair-<<schwa>>m kon-sw<<schwa>>-t[y]oo-d<<schwa>>-neez). [Latin] The customs of feuds. • This was the name of a compilation of feudal laws and customs made in 12th-century Milan. It is regarded as an authoritative work in continental Europe. — Also spelled feodarum consuetudines.[Blacks Law 8th]

feuda pecuniae (fyoo-d<<schwa>> pi-kyoo-nee-ee). [Law Latin] Hist. A heritable right to money.[Blacks Law 8th]

feudal system.See FEUDALISM.[Blacks Law 8th]

feudal law.Hist. The real-property law of land tenures that prevailed in England, esp. after the Norman Conquest. See FEUDARUM CONSUETUDINES.[Blacks Law 8th]

feudalism (fyood-<<schwa>>l-iz-<<schwa>>m).1. A landholding system, particularly applying to medieval Europe, in which all are bound by their status in a hierarchy of reciprocal obligations of service and defense. • The lord was obligated to give the vassal (1) some land, (2) protection, and (3) justice. The lord guaranteed the quiet occupation of the land by…

feudal action.Hist. A real action; an action that concerned only real property.[Blacks Law 8th]