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frankalmoigne

frankalmoigne noun: a tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; - called also tenure by free alms.

Noun

frankalmoigne (plural frankalmoignes)

  1. A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; - called also tenure by free alms.
    • The tenure of Church lands was in "frankalmoigne," or "free alms." Tenants in frankalmoigne had only to perform the "three necessities"—to keep up highways, build castles, and repel invasions.1908, Mary A. M. Marks, chapter 3, in Landholding in England, page 23

Forms of frankalmoigne

pluralfrankalmoignes

Questions about frankalmoigne

What does frankalmoigne mean?
Frankalmoigne means a tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; - called also tenure by free alms.
What part of speech is frankalmoigne?
Frankalmoigne is a noun.
What is the plural of frankalmoigne?
The plural of frankalmoigne is frankalmoignes.

Words near frankalmoigne in the dictionary

  1. Frank-Tamm formula
  2. Frank-ter Haar syndrome
  3. frankability
  4. frankable
  5. frankalmoign
  6. frankalmoigne
  7. frankalmoignes
  8. frankalmoin
  9. frankamenite
  10. Frankau
  11. frankdicksonite

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