Tenemental Land

Land distributed by a lord among his tenants, as opposed to the demesnes which were occupied by himself and his servants. 2 Bl. Comm. 90.

Land distributed by a lord among his tenants, as opposed to the demesnes which were occupied by himself and his servants. 2 Bla. Com. 90. TENENDUM (Lat.). It was used to indicate the lord of whom the land was to be held and the tenure by which it was to be held. Since the statute of quia emptores, it was useful only for the latter purpose; 3 Holdsw. Hist. E. L. 194. It is joined to the habendum in this manner — to have and to hold. The words “to hold” have now no meaning in our deeds. 2 Bla. Com. 298. See Habendum. TEN ERf (Lat.). That part of a bond where the obligor declares himself to be held and firmly bound to the obligee, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, is called the teneri. Fitch v. Brockmon, 3 Cal. 350. TENET (Lat. he holds). In Pleading. A term used in stating the tenure in an action for waste done during the tenancy. When the averment is in the tenet, the plaintiff on obtaining a verdict will recover the place wasted, namely, that part of the premises in which the waste was exclusively done, if it were done in a part only, together with treble damages. But when the averment is in the tenuit, the tenancy being at an end, lie will have judgment for his damages only. 2 Greenl. Ev. § 652.