Base

Low; inferior. Base court: any inferior court not of record. Base estate: the estate of a base tenant Base fee: a fee without a qualification; a fee determinable upon some collateral event; a tenure in fee at the will of the lord. Base services: services fit only for servants or persons of a servile rank; vl Uein servicea Base tenants: tenants who performed services in villeinage; tenants who held at the will of the lord. Base tenure: a holding by base services, as by villeinage or other customary services. In Scots law. Base right: a subordinate right; the right of a subvassal in the lands held by him.