(UK, legal, obsolete) A form of conditional marriage-gift of land under English law, often from father to daughter.
(UK, legal, obsolete) A form of conditional marriage-gift of land under English law, often from father to daughter.
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(UK, legal) A species of tenure in fee simple, being the opposite of ancient demesne, or copyhold.
(UK, historical) An irregular or clandestine marriage taking place in Fleet Prison, London, England, before the Marriage Act came into force in 1754.
The state of being married.
(UK, historical) A form of land tenure in return for religious duty or service.
A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed.