Lie in livery
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Of property which passes only with livery of seisin, e. g., a freehold.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A term applied to corporeal hereditaments, freeholds, etc., signifying that they pass by livery, not by the mere force of the grant.
Defined under Lie in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A term applied to corporeal hereditaments, freeholds, etc., signifying that they pass by livery, not by the mere force of the grant.