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`1`Knight's Service `2` "Legal Lexicon":
KNIGHT'S SERVICE - Eng. law. It was a tenure of lands. Those who held by knight's service were called: milites qui per loricas terras suas defendunt; soldiers who defend the country by their armor. The incidents of knight's service were homage, fealty, warranty, wardship, marriage, reliefs, heriots, aids, escheats, and forfeiture. --b-- |