Chief Lord
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The immediate lord of the fee. Burton, Real Prop. 317.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The immediate lord of the fee. Burton, R. P. 317.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The immediate lord of the fee. to whom the tenants were directly and personally responsible.
Defined under Chief in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The immediate lord of the fee, to whom the tenants were directly and personally responsible.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
[L. Lat. capitalis dominus.] In English law. The immediate lord of the fee, to whom the obligation of the tenant is direct and personal. Stat. Quia Emptores, (18 Edw. I.) c. 1. 2 Inst. 501. Litt. sect. 479, 538. Burton's Real Prop. 317. The Fr. chiefe seigniour is used to signify the lord paramount, as distinguished from the mesne lord. Chiefe seigniour, mean et tenaunt. Reg. Orig. 15 b, regula.