Contenement

Contenement

In old English law, contenement is that which is held together with another thing; that which is connected with a tenement, or thing held, such as a certain quantity of land adjacent to a dwelling, and necessary to the reputable enjoyment of the dwelling. This is also known as "appurtenance".

According to some legal authors, the term should signify the countenance, credit, or reputation a person has, with and by reason of his freehold. And in such sense it is used in the statute 1 Edw. III, etc, where it stands as synonymous with "countenance".

References

  • Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
  •  This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.

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  • contenement — /kən tenˈi mənt/ (obsolete) noun Property necessary to maintain one s station ORIGIN: L con , intens, and ↑tenement …   Useful english dictionary

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  • contenement — contentment, contenement A man s countenance or credit, which he has together with, and by reason of, his freehold; or that which is necessary for the support and maintenance of men, agreeably to their several qualities or states of life.… …   Black's law dictionary

  • contenement — contentment, contenement A man s countenance or credit, which he has together with, and by reason of, his freehold; or that which is necessary for the support and maintenance of men, agreeably to their several qualities or states of life.… …   Black's law dictionary

  • contenement — Countenance; appearance; that which is necessarily appurtenant to a tenement. Lord Coke says contenement signifieth his countenance, as the armour of a soldier is his countenance, the books of a scholar his countenance, and the like. See 4 Bl… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • contenement — noun a) That which is held together with another thing. b) That which is connected with a tenement, or thing holden, as a certin quantity of land adjacent to a dwelling, and necessary to the reputable enjoyment of the dwelling. Syn: appurtenance …   Wiktionary

  • contentment, contenement — A man s countenance or credit, which he has together with, and by reason of, his freehold; or that which is necessary for the support and maintenance of men, agreeably to their several qualities or states of life. Comfort; consolation; ease;… …   Black's law dictionary

  • contentment, contenement — A man s countenance or credit, which he has together with, and by reason of, his freehold; or that which is necessary for the support and maintenance of men, agreeably to their several qualities or states of life. Comfort; consolation; ease;… …   Black's law dictionary

  • appurtenance — noun a) an appendage added to something else b) equipment used for some specific task; gear Syn: contenement …   Wiktionary

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