Cens
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In Canadian law. An annual payment or due reserved to a seignioi; or lord, and imposed merely in recognition of his superiority. Guyot, Inst. c. 9.. The land or estate so held is called a censive; the tenant is a, eensitaire. It was originally a tribute of considerable amount, but became reduced in time to a nominal sum. It is distinct from the rentes. The cens varies in amount and in mode of payment. Payment is usually in kind, but may be in silver. 2 Low. (U. S.) 40.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In Canadian Law. An annual payment or due reserved to a seigneur or lord, and imposed merely in recognition of his superiority. Guyot, Inst. c. 9. The land or estate so held is called a censive; the tenant is a censitarie. It was originally a tribute of considerable amount, but became reduced in time to a nominal sum. It is distinct from the rentes. The cens varies in amount and in mode of payment. Payment is usually in kind, but may be in silver; 2 Low. C. 40.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
fr.
In old Canadian law. A tribute or payment imposed on a tenant; an annual payment reserved to a seignior or lord, and imposed merely in recognition of his superiority.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In French Canadian law. An annual tribute or due reserved to a seignior or lord, and imposed merely in recognition of his superiority, Guyot, Inst. c. 9.