tenant-in-chief
nounDefinitions
A tenant holding title to their land directly from a lord paramount beholden to no-one
A tenant holding title to their land directly from a lord paramount beholden to no-one; particularly, a lord holding title directly from the king, owing additional responsibilities such as personal military service.
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