Regardant
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Annexed to the manor. See 2 Bl. Comm. 93.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
(French, regardant, seeing sovereign gives his assent to the election of or vigilant). A villein regardant was one a bishop. Reg, Orig. 294. who had the charge to do all base services within the manor, and to see the same freed REGISTER. A book containing a record of annoyances. Co. Litt. 120; 2 Bla. Com. 93. of facts as they occur, kept by public authority; a register of births, marriages, and
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A term which was applied, in feudal law, to a villein annexed to a manor, and having charge to do ali base services within the same, and to see the same freed from all things that might annoy hls lord. Such a villein regardant was thus opposed to a villein en gros, who was transferable by deed from one owner to another. Cowell; 2 Bl. Comm. 93.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. fr. and eng. In old English annexed to the land.