Devenerunt

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A writ directing the escheator to ascertain whether land held by a tenant in capite should escheat upon his death.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A writ, now obsolete, directed to the king's escheators when any of the king's tenants in capite dies, and when his son and heir dies within age and in the king's custody, commanding the escheators, that by the oaths of twelve good and lawful men they shall Inquire what lands or tenements by the death of the tenant have come to the king. Dyer, 360; Termes de la Ley.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I. I Jin old English law. They fell to; a writ directed to the escheator, where a tenant of the king, holding in capite, and his son and heir under age, died, — commanding him to Inquire what lands and tenements came to the king by the death of the tenant

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A writ, now obsolete, directed to the king's escheators when any of the king’s tenants ii eapite dies, and when his son and heir dies within age and in the king’s eustody, commanding the escheat, or that by the oaths of twelve good and lawful men they shall inquire what lands or tenr-ments by the death of the ten-

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat. [from devenire, to come, to come to; or fall to.] In old English practice. A writ directed to the escheator, where any tenant of the king, holding in capite, died; and his son and heir being within age, and in the king's custody, died; commanding the escheator that by the oaths of good and lawful men he inquire what lands and tenements, by the death of the tenant came to (devenerunt) the king. Termes de la ley. Cowell. Dyer, 359 b.