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frank-fee

frank-fee noun: a species of tenure in fee simple, being the opposite of ancient demesne, or copyhold.

Noun

frank-fee (plural frank-fees)

  1. (UK) A species of tenure in fee simple, being the opposite of ancient demesne, or copyhold.
    • if the lord confirm to the tenant , to hold freely , by the services before due , this makes the land frank-fee1834, John Scriven, A Treatise on Copyholds

Forms of frank-fee

pluralfrank-fees

Questions about frank-fee

What does frank-fee mean?
Frank-fee means a species of tenure in fee simple, being the opposite of ancient demesne, or copyhold.
What part of speech is frank-fee?
Frank-fee is a noun.
What is the plural of frank-fee?
The plural of frank-fee is frank-fees.

Words near frank-fee in the dictionary

  1. Franière
  2. frank
  3. frank bank
  4. Frank Drebin
  5. Frank-Caro process
  6. frank-fee
  7. frank-fees
  8. Frank-land
  9. frank-marriage
  10. frank-marriages
  11. frank-pledge

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