The legal relationship under which land was held.
Tenure describes the legal relationship under which land was held.
In the manorial system, different forms of tenure carried different rights and obligations. These included freehold, copyhold and other customary forms of holding.
The type of tenure affected matters such as inheritance, transfer of land, payments owed to the lord and the obligations expected from the tenant.
Manorial court rolls frequently record changes in tenure because they were the formal record of many transactions involving land.
See also:
Copyhold
Freehold
Customary Tenant
Tenant
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