Primary conveyances

Those by means whereof the benefit or estate is created or first arises ; as distinguished from those whereby it may be enlarged, restrained, transferred, or extinguished. The term includes feoffment, gift, grant, lease, exchange, and partition, and is opposed to derivative conveyances, such as release, surrender, confirmation, etc. 2 Bl. Corhm. 309.

Defined under Conveyance in Black's Law Dictionary.

The common-law conveyances, otherwise termed original, by which an estate is created or lirst arises. They include feoffments, gifts, grants, leases, exchanges and partitions.