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Servitium Regale

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

Royal service, or the rights and prerogatives that, within a royal manor, belong to the lord of the same, which are generally reckoned to be the following, viz.: Power of judicature, in matters of property, and of life and death, in felonies and murder, a right to waifs ana strays; assessments; minting of money; and assize of bread, beer, and weights and measures, Cowell. SERVl TlUM SOKAE. Service of the plxiw; that is, socage.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Service due the king in the exercise of his prerogative rights.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Royal service, or the prerogatives that within a royal manor, belonged to the lord of' it, viz.: power of judicature in matters of property; of life and death in felonies and murders; right to waifs and estrays; remitting of money; assize of bread and beer, and weights and measures. Whart. Diet.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Royal service, or the rights and prerogatives of manors which belong to the king as lord of the same, and which were generally reckoned to be six, viz.; Power of judicature, in matters of property; power of life and death, in felonies and murder; a right to waifs and strays; assessments ; minting of money; and assise of bread, beer, weights, and measures. Cowell.

Defined under Servitium in Black's Law Dictionary.