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nonentry

nonentry noun: the casualty or advantage which formerly fell to the superior when the heir of a deceased vassal failed to renew the investiture, the superior being then entitled to the rent of the feu.

Noun

nonentry (countable and uncountable, plural nonentries)

  1. (historical, Scots law) The casualty or advantage which formerly fell to the superior when the heir of a deceased vassal failed to renew the investiture, the superior being then entitled to the rent of the feu.
    Synonyms:
    nonentres

Synonyms of nonentry

Forms of nonentry

pluralnonentries

Origin of nonentry

From non- + entry.

Questions about nonentry

What does nonentry mean?
Nonentry means the casualty or advantage which formerly fell to the superior when the heir of a deceased vassal failed to renew the investiture, the superior being then entitled to the rent of the feu.
What part of speech is nonentry?
Nonentry is a noun.
What is the plural of nonentry?
The plural of nonentry is nonentries.

Words near nonentry in the dictionary

  1. nonentrenchments
  2. nonentrepreneurial
  3. nonentres
  4. nonentries
  5. nonentropic
  6. nonentry
  7. nonenucleated
  8. nonenucleation
  9. nonenumerable
  10. nonenumerated
  11. nonenumerated right

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