Plural of caduciary; persons holding caducary property or lands that revert to a lord or state under certain conditions.
From Late Latin 'caducarius' (relating to a caducum, or property that falls back). The term developed in feudal property law.
In medieval feudal systems, caduciary lands were like legal time bombs—if a noble died without heirs or violated agreements, the property would 'fall back' to the crown!
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