land tenure

Noun
  1. is a type of: legal right - a right based in law
    subtypes:
    • copyhold - a medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a peasant by the lord of the manor in return for agricultural services
    • freehold - tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life
    • villeinage - tenure by which a villein held land
    same as: tenure

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