Relief
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relief · reliefs · relevium · antiquum relevium
in the texts
Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John
The feudal incident requiring an heir to pay a sum to his lord to be recognized as the new tenant.
The heir’s right to succeed remained subject to one condition, namely, the payment of a sum known as a “relief.
At a later date, however, petty serjeanties, while liable for “relief,” escaped the onerous incidents of wardship and marriage which grand serjeanties shared with lands held in chivalry.
Chapter 2 promises that reliefs of feudal tenants should be “just and legitimate.