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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.