Capite

In old English law, a capite (from Latin caput, head) was a tenure, abolished by Act 12 Chas. II, xxiv., (Tenures Abolition Act 1660) by which either person or land was held immediately of the king, or of his crown, either by knight-service or socage.[1] A holder of a capite is termed a Tenant-in-chief.

References

  1. ^ John Davies (1762). A Report of Cases and Matters of Law Resolved and Adjudged in the King's Courts in Ireland. Original from the University of Michigan. http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC05693320&id=DKYAAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PA182&lpg=RA3-PA182&dq=Capite+king&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html. 

 This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.