Capite
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
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Tenure in capite wasan ancient feudal tenure, whereby a man held lands of the king immediately. It was of two sorts,—the one, principal and general, or of the king as the source of all tenure; the other, special and subaltern, or of a particular subject. It is now abolished. Jacob. As to distribution per capita, see CAPITA.