Medieval lord holding an unseizeable real right on a part of his domain exploited by his vassal subjects, to whom he granted a limited concession for occupying or using it, against a servitude and often a share of its usufruct.
King Jaime and his Castaurigans surprised the Captal du Days.
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Sir William Beauchamp went down before the practiced lance of the Captal de Buch.
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They were completely defeated, and the Captal himself taken prisoner.
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He turned to the Captal de Buch, whose dark, resolute face reflected the same misgivings.
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The Captal de Buch at the same time fell on the flank of the Castilian vanguard.
Uso de tenant-in-chief en inglés
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Scottish feudal law gave the chiefs land and peasants, as well as tenants-in-chief, the tacksmen, to run things.
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The center of government was a collection of tenants-in-chief whose feudal duty included attendance when summoned and certain selected household servants of the King.
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It was to be paid by all tenants-in-chief, men of the royal domain, burgesses of the boroughs and cities, clerical tenants-in-chief, and religious houses.
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All that the barons meant by this clause was that they, as feudal tenants-in-chief, were not to pay more than the ordinary feudal dues.