Tenant-in-chief

A person or institution, such as a baron or bishop, holding land directly from the king.

A landholder who held land directly from the king in return for loyalty and obligations, including supplying soldiers.

A landholder who held land directly from the king in return for services and loyalty.

A landholder who held land directly from the king in return for obligations such as military service.

A landholder who held land directly from the Norman king in return for loyalty and service; major tenants-in-chief were often called barons.

A landholder who held land directly from the king. Tenants-in-chief included powerful nobles and senior churchmen.

A landholder who held land directly from the king.

A person who held land directly from the king, such as a baron or bishop, and owed him obligations.