🔤 Booklands ✨

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kitabi zameen, riyasati zameen, sarkari malkiyat wali zameen

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booklands

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DEFINITION

lands held by charter, lands granted by written document, freehold lands in old English law

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Booklands were estates granted by royal charter and held under conditions written in a legal document. In early English law, booklands differed from folklands because ownership was recorded and transferred through written deeds. The monastery controlled vast booklands that had been given to the church by successive kings over many generations. Scholars study ancient charters to determine the exact boundaries of booklands and the obligations attached to them. Unlike common lands, booklands could be passed on to heirs according to the terms set down in their original grant.

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charter lands deed lands freehold lands granted estates

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folklands common lands unrecorded lands communal lands