Feuage

/ˈfjuːɪdʒ/ noun

Definition

The system or practice of feu tenure; the body of laws and customs governing feudal land tenure in Scotland.

Etymology

From 'feu' plus the suffix '-age' indicating a system or collection of practices. This Scottish legal term developed to describe the specific institutional framework of Scottish land tenure.

Kelly Says

Feuage represents Scotland's unique legal evolution separate from England—while England moved toward different property systems, Scotland kept and refined this feudal structure into something entirely their own!

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