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Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot

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Substantiivi

  1. (historical, law) The military service a knight owed to his chief lord as a condition of holding title to his lands and rank.
  2. (historical, inexact) Synonym of knight's fee, the system of land tenure based on such service.

Esimerkit

  • Land became fully devisable with the abolition of knight-service in 1660, but magnates continued to inherit property which was tied up in strict settlements, giving the current representative of the family no more than a life-tenancy.
  • If they were not heiresses, a lord's daughters were sometimes married off to his knights, but the latter […] might well need an incentive such as a cash payment, land or a reduction in their knight service.