Tenant-in-chief

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in War and British Society c.790–2010.

Definition

A high-ranking noble (usually a baron) who held land directly from the King.

Exam Context

Tenant-in-chief appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Thematic Studies, especially War and British Society c.790–2010 and War c.790–c.1500.

British Thematic Studies War and British Society c.790–2010 War c.790–c.1500

Found in Revision Notes

British Thematic Studies

The Norman Conquest and the Feudal System

War and British Society c.790–2010 • War c.790–c.1500

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