List of medieval land terms

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The

feudal system, in which the land was owned by a monarch, who in exchange for homage and military service granted its use to tenants-in-chief
, who in their turn granted its use to sub-tenants in return for further services, gave rise to several terms, particular to Britain, for subdivisions of land which are no longer in wide use. These medieval land terms include the following:

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