heritable rights — Rights in real property. Rights capable of being inherited … Ballentine's law dictionary
Heritable — Her it*a*ble, a. [OF. h[ e]ritable. See {Heritage}, {Hereditable}.] 1. Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance; inheritable. [1913 Webster] 2. Capable of inheriting or receiving by inheritance. [1913 Webster] This son shall be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heritable Jurisdictions Act — The Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act, 1746 (20 Geo 2 c 43) was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1746. It abolished the traditional rights of jurisdiction afforded to a Scottish clan chief. [… … Wikipedia
Rights of Man — Infobox Book name = The Rights of Man title orig = translator = image caption = Title page from the first edition author = Thomas Paine illustrator = cover artist = country = Britain language = English series = subject = genre = publisher =… … Wikipedia
Polyandry in Tibet — is a traditional marriage practice that has existed within a milieu whereby a woman could have several husbands; a father and his sons could share the same wife, and a mother and her daughters could share the same husband, or the daughters… … Wikipedia
Church Patronage (Scotland) Act 1711 — The Church Patronage (Scotland) Act 1711 or Patronage Act is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (10 Ann. C A P. XII). The long title of the act is An Act to restore the Patrons to their ancient Rights of presenting Ministers to the… … Wikipedia
Social classes of Tibet — There were three main social groups in Tibet prior to 1959, namely ordinary laypeople (mi ser in Tibetan), lay nobility (sger pa), and monks.[1] The ordinary layperson could be further classified as a peasant farmer (shing pa) or nomadic… … Wikipedia
feudum — /fyuwdam/ L. Lat. A feud, fief, or fee. A right of using and enjoying forever the lands of another, which the lord grants on condition that the tenant shall render fealty, military duty, and other services. It is not properly the land, but a… … Black's law dictionary
feudum — /fyuwdam/ L. Lat. A feud, fief, or fee. A right of using and enjoying forever the lands of another, which the lord grants on condition that the tenant shall render fealty, military duty, and other services. It is not properly the land, but a… … Black's law dictionary
retrocession — /retraseshan/ In the civil law, when the assignee of heritable rights conveys his rights back to the cedent … Black's law dictionary
