knight service

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The military service a knight owed to his chief lord as a condition of holding title to his lands and rank. historical,uncountable
    — Land became fully devisable with the abolition of knight-service in 1660, but magnates continued to inherit property which was tied up in strict settlements, giving the current representative of the family no more than a life-tenancy.
  2. Synonym of knight's fee, the system of land tenure based on such service. historical,uncountable

词形变化

knight-service alternative

词汇关系

上位词
military service
并列词
serjeanty

词源

From Middle English knyght service.
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