Fine on alienation explained

A fine on alienation (see Alienation (property law)), in feudal law, was a sum of money paid to the lord by a tenant when he had occasion to make over his land to another.[1] It is similar in nature to a relief, a payment made by an heir to the lord to receive his inheritance.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia . March 2021 . 6th . Tenure, in law . https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=134498233&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site . EBSCOhost.
  2. Book: Priest, Claire . Credit Nation: Property Laws and Institutions in Early America . 2019 . Princeton University Press . 176 . Notes . 10.1515/9780691185651-013.