Allodial titleAllodial title constitutes ownership of real property (land, buildings, and fixtures) that is independent of any superior landlord. Allodial title is related to the concept of land held "in allodium", or land ownership by occupancy and defense of the land. Most property ownership in common law jurisdictions is fee simple. In the United States, the land is subject to eminent domain by federal, state and local government, and subject to the imposition of taxes by state and/or local governments, and there is thus no true allodial land.
Divinitéthumb|250px|Dieux protecteurs sculptés de part et d'autre du pas de la porte (Gyeongju, Nord de la province de Gyeongsang, Corée-du-Sud). Une divinité, une déité ou un dieu (au féminin : déesse), est un être supra naturel, objet de déférence dans différentes religions. Le mot « divinité » est également utilisé pour désigner l'essence de ces mêmes entités, ou la qualité de quelque chose de suprême ou de divin. Le mot français « dieu » vient du latin deus, lié aux mots dies (jour), et diluvium (ciel ouvert) ; il est apparenté au sanskrit div et diu (ciel, jour et luminosité).
Hereditary titleHereditary titles, in a general sense, are nobility titles, positions or styles that are hereditary and thus tend or are bound to remain in particular families. Though both monarchs and nobles usually inherit their titles, the mechanisms often differ, even in the same country. The British crown has been heritable by women since the medieval era (in the absence of brothers), while the vast majority of hereditary noble titles granted by British sovereigns are not heritable by daughters.
SeigneurieLa seigneurie est une institution médiévale et moderne, occidentale, assurant l'encadrement économique et judiciaire des populations par un individu ou une personne morale n’exerçant pas nécessairement la souveraineté. La seigneurie est une réalité distincte du fief, qui est l'un des modes d'exercice de la seigneurie, avec l’alleu. La seigneurie est un ensemble de terres, c’est-à-dire de propriétés foncières, de droits et de redevances.
Manorial courtThe manorial courts were the lowest courts of law in England during the feudal period. They had a civil jurisdiction limited both in subject matter and geography. They dealt with matters over which the lord of the manor had jurisdiction, primarily torts, local contracts and land tenure, and their powers only extended to those who lived within the lands of the manor: the demesne and such lands as the lord had enfeoffed to others, and to those who held land therein.
Estates of the realmThe estates of the realm, or three estates, were the broad orders of social hierarchy used in Christendom (Christian Europe) from the Middle Ages to early modern Europe. Different systems for dividing society members into estates developed and evolved over time. The best known system is the French Ancien Régime (Old Regime), a three-estate system which was made up of clergy (the First Estate), nobles (Second Estate), peasants and bourgeoisie (Third Estate).
