tenant-in-chief

English

Noun

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.

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