DOCTRINE OF TENURES

By SovConn | July 23, 2014

doctrine  of  tenures.Hist.  The  rule  that  all  land  is  held  of  the  Crown,  either  directly  or

indirectly, on some type of tenure. • This doctrine answers the question of the manner in which an

estate is held. — Also termed doctrine of tenure. Cf. DOCTRINE OF ESTATES. [Blacks Law 8th]

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