Customary Tenants
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Tenants who hold by the custom of the manor. 2 Bla. Com. 149.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Tenants holding by custom of the manor. Custome serra prise stricte. Custom shall be taken [is to be construed] strictly. Jenk. Cent. 83.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
]L. Lat. custum^rii ienentes.] In English law. Such tenants as hold by the custom of the manor, as their special evidence. Termes de la ley. Copyholders belong to this class. 2 BL Com. 147, 148. See Copyholder.