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Honorary Feuds

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Titles of nobility, descendible to the eldest son, in exclusion of all the rest

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A feudal honorary title or rank descending to the eldest son.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Titles of nobility which were not of a divisible nature, but could only be inherited by the eldest son in exclusion of the rest 2 Bla. Com. 56; Wright, Tenures 32.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Titles of nobility, descendible te the eldest son, in exclusion of allthe rest, 2 Bl. Comm. 56,