Word: copyholders
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...starving at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 2) The virtual abolition of the law of primogeniture, as part of a general equalization of the rights of younger sons and females on a par with eldest sons. 3) The abrogation of such quaint but archaic legal curiosities as "gavelkind," "Borough English" and "copyhold." "Grand and petty sergeantry," however, has not been tampered with. In consequence, the Dukes of Wellington will continue to hold the estate of Strathfieldsaye from the King in consideration of the presentation to him of a British flag, annually, on the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo...
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