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In Scotland, the owner of the superior feudal interest in land.Related links
Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
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superior — su·pe·ri·or adj: of higher status, rank, or priority Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. superior I … Law dictionary
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feudal — Pertaining to that kind of land tenure under which the land was held of a superior, as opposed to allodial, where it was not. Pertaining to the feudal system of the medieval period … Ballentine's law dictionary
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Scotland — /skot leuhnd/, n. a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 5,205,000; 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Cap.: Edinburgh. * * * I Northernmost country of the United Kingdom. Area: 30,421 sq mi (78,789 sq km). Population… … Universalium
