n. | 1. | The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate. | |||
2. | (Eng. Law) The manner of holding lands and tenements of a superior. | ||||
3. | The consideration, condition, or service which the occupier of land gives to his lord or superior for the use of his land. | ||||
4. | Manner of holding, in general;
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Noun | 1. | tenure - the term during which some position is held Synonyms: incumbency, term of office |
2. | tenure - the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands Synonyms: land tenure | |
Verb | 1. | tenure - give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book" |
TENURE, estates. The manner in which lands or tenements are holden.
2. According to the English law, all lands are held mediately or
immediately from the king, as lord paramount and supreme proprietor of all
the lands in the kingdom. Co. Litt. 1 b, 65 a; 2 Bl. Com. 105.
3. The idea of tenure; pervades, to a considerable degree, the law of
real property in the several states; the title to land is essentially
allodial, and every tenant in fee simple has an absolute and perfect title,
yet in technical language, his estate is called an estate in fee simple, and
the tenure free and common socage. 3 Kent, Com. 289, 290. In the states
formed out of the North Western Territory, it seems that the doctrine of
tenures is not in force, and that real estate is owned by an absolute and
allodial title. This is owing to the wise provisions on this subject
contained in the celebrated ordinance of 1787. Am. Jur. No. 21, p. 94, 5. In
New York, 1 Rev. St. 718; Pennsylvania, 5 Rawle, R. 112; Connecticut, 1 Rev.
L. 348 and Michigan, Mich. L. 393, feudal tenures have been abolished, and
lands are held by allodial titles. South Carolina has adopted the statute,
12 C. II., c. 24, which established in England the tenure of free and common
socage. 1 Brev. Dig. 136. Vide Wright on Tenures; Bro. h.t.; Treatises of
Feuds and Tenures by Knight's service; 20 Vin Ab. 201; Com. Dig. h.t.; Bac.
Ab. h. Thom. Co. Litt. Index, h.t.; Sulliv. Lect. Index, h.t.