Cesser: alternatives and connections

The act of a feudatory, vassal, or tenant, by which he consents, upon the alienation of an estate, to receive a new lord or superior,…

That service which a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the work beasts of the tenant, as the carriage of wheat, turf, etc.

Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base,…

An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, c…

A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time.

A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.

One of a class of attendants, in some European cities, who perform miscellaneous services for travelers.

An obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of roads, for the lord or sovereign.

A tenant in common, or a joint tenant.

the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future

That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods, or services; that which one person is bound to pay to another, or…

To fail to perform or pay; to be guilty of neglect of; to omit; as, to default a dividend.

A breaking off or interruption of an estate, which happened when an alienation was made by a tenant in tail, or other tenant, seized i…

That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an…

To act as a fag, or perform menial services or drudgery, for another, as in some English schools.

Reward or compensation for services rendered or to be rendered; especially, payment for professional services, of optional amount, or…

A stipendiary estate in land, held of superior, by service; the right which a vassal or tenant had to the lands or other immovable thi…

A tenant or vassal who held his lands of a superior on condition of feudal service; the tenant of a feud or fief.