East Greenwich
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The name of a royal manor in the county of Kent, England. Mentioned in royal grants or patents, as descriptive of the tenure of free socage. "To be holden of us, our heirs and successors, as of our manor of East Greenwich, in free and common socage."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The name of a royal manor in the county of Kent, England; mentioned in royal grants or patents, as descriptive of the tenure of-free socage. prosecuting the trade between England and India, which they acquired a right to carry on exclusively. Since the middle of the last eentury, however, the company’s political affairs had become of more importance than their commerce. In 1858, by 21 & 22 Viet. c. 106, the government of the territories of the company was transferred to the crown, Wharton.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
A royal manor in Kent; mentioned in grants by the King as descriptive of the tenure of free socage.