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Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot

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Substantiivi

  1. (law, historical) A married woman's entitlement to the use of her husband's lands or property after he dies; or the land and property itself considered as such an entitlement.

Esimerkit

  • In most manors, free-bench consists of one half of the husband's copyhold; although, in others, it consists of a third or fourth part, and in some few, of the whole copyhold.
  • The widow enjoyed the right of freebench, that is, of succession to a portion of her late husband's holding, ranging from a quarter to the whole, according to local manorial custom.
  • Some widows in Brigstock also probably sold free bench lands, despite the customary restriction on such sales.