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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

A tenant in free socage but undeT duty of rendering some service.

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

In feudal law. 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.

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.