Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Feodum

[Law Latin] Hist. 1. A fee; an inheritable estate. "Feodum ... A fee; the same as feudum. This is the word uniformly employed by Glanville and Bracton to denote an estate of inheritance, and an estate held of another by service, instead of feudum, which is invariably used by the continental feudists." 1 Alexander M. Burrill, A Law Dictionary and Glossary 615 (2d ed. 1867).2. Part of a lord's estate held by a tenant (i.e., a seigniory). See SEIGNIORY (2). 3. A payment for services rendered.

Feodum est quod quis tenet ex quacunque causa, sive sit tenementum sive redditus

A fet. is what anyone holds from whatever cause, w Nether tenement or rent.

Feodum simplex quia feodum idem est quod haereditas, et simplex idem est quod legituum vel purum; et sic feodum simplex idem est quod haereditas legitima vel haereditas pura

"Fee simple" is so called because fee is the same as inheritance and simple is the same as lawful or pure; and thus fee simple is the same as a lawful inheritance of ;i pure inheritance.

Terminus et (ac) feodum non possunt constare simul in una eademque persona

Term and fee cannot both be vested in one and the same person at the same time.

extra feodum

[Latin] Out of his fee; out of the seigniory.

feodum antiquum

See feudum antiquum under FEUDUM.

feodum apertum

See feudum apertum under FEUDUM.

feodum laicum

See feudum laicum under FEU. DUM.

feodum militis

Hist. A knight's fee. - Also termed feodum militare.

feodum nobile

See feudum nobile under FEUDUM.

feodum nouum

See feudum nouum under FEUDUM.

feodum simplex

A fee simple:

feodum talliatum

A fee tail. - Also spelled feudum talliatum.