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Base Estate

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The estate which "base tenants" (q. v.) have in their land. Cowell.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The estates which base tenants have in their land.— Cowell.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The estate which "base tenants" (g. v) have in their land. Cowell.

Defined under Base in Black's Law Dictionary.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

[Fr. bas estat.] In English law. That estate which base tenants have in their land. Cowell.