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† ˈfrank-ˌmarriage Law. Obs.
[a. AF. franc mariage: see frank a.2 and marriage.]
A tenure in virtue of which a man and his wife held lands granted to them by the father or other near relative of the wife, the estate being heritable to the fourth generation of heirs of their bodies, without any service other than fealty.
c1150Newminster Cartul. (Surtees) 117 Concesserunt eis en fraunkmariage. c1475Partenay 1506 But you wil I gif gentilly, sire, of myne..With my fair doughter in franke mariage. a1647Habington Surv. Worcestersh. in Worc. Hist. Soc. Proc. ii. 228 Simon his grandfather..had the same in franck mariage by the guyft of Henry Rolland. 1767Blackstone Comm. II. 115 Estates in libero maritagio, or frankmarriage. 1866Rogers Agric. & Prices I. iv. 68 [He] holds a small amount of land in frank-marriage, and another portion in fee. |