"tenant-in-chief" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tenants-in-chief [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|tenants-in-chief}} tenant-in-chief (plural tenants-in-chief)
  1. (law, historical) A tenant holding title to their land directly from a lord paramount beholden to no-one; particularly, a lord holding title directly from the king, owing additional responsibilities such as personal military service. Wikipedia link: tenant-in-chief Tags: historical Categories (topical): Feudalism, Law, People Synonyms: vassal-in-chief Hyponyms: grand serjeanty Coordinate_terms: tenant paravail, mesne lord, lord paramount
    Sense id: en-tenant-in-chief-en-noun-m6-x0Xh6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

Inflected forms

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