Colibertus
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
One who, holding in free socage, was obliged to do certain services for the lord. A middle class of tenants between servile and free, who held their freedom of tenure on condition of performing certain services. Said to be the same as the conditionales. Cowell. COLLATERAL (Lat. con, with, latus, the side). That which is by the side, and not the direct line; that which is additional to or beyond a thing.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
One who, holding in free socage, was obliged to do certain services for the lord. A middle class of tenants between servile and free, who held their freedom of tenure on condition of performing certain services. Said to be the same as the conditionales. Cowell. COLLATERAL (Lat. con, with, hitus, the side). That which is by the side, and not the direct line. That which is additional to or beyond a thing.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In feudal law. One who, holding in free soecage, was obliged to do certain services for the lord. A middle class of tenants between servile and free, who held their freedom of tenure on condition of performing certain services. Said to be the same as the conditionales. Cowell.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Colliberius, Conlibertus, (plur. COLIBERTI.) L. Lat. Coliberti, or coieberti^ are a class of inferior tenants mentioned in Domesday, whom Lord Coke considers to have been tenants in free socage by free rent. Domeitday, cited in CowelL Co. Liu. 5 b, 86 a. Cowell defines them also to be such as being villeins, were manumitted.