inquisition post mortem

inquisition post mortem
an local investigation, in medieval England, into the lands of a deceased person in order to discover what income and legal rights were due to the crown

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  • Inquisition post mortem — An enquiry held after death. A writ was issued so that local people could be questioned to determine whether or not an heir was of age and able to inherit. Local people would be asked to confirm dates of birth and baptism …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • post mortem — post mor·tem 1 /ˌpōst mȯr təm/ adj: done, occurring, or collected after death post mortem 2 n: autopsy Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • inquisitio post mortem — An inquisition or inquest after death. See post mortem …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • post-mortem — /powstmortam/ After death; pertaining to matters occurring after death. A term generally applied to an autopsy or examination of a dead body, to ascertain the cause of death, or to the inquisition for that purpose by the coroner …   Black's law dictionary

  • post mortem — /powstmortam/ After death; pertaining to matters occurring after death. A term generally applied to an autopsy or examination of a dead body, to ascertain the cause of death, or to the inquisition for that purpose by the coroner …   Black's law dictionary

  • post mortem inquisitio — An inquisition after death,–an inquest, held before a jury of the county, which was instituted to inquire (at the death of any man of fortune) the value of his estate, the tenure by which it was held, and who, and of what age his heir was;… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Manor of Rivington — The Manor of Rivington was a medieval manor estate in Rivington, Lancashire, England. Before 1212 the Pilkington family owned six oxgangs of land. Over time it became separated in moieties and by the 16th century the Pilkingtons of Rivington Hall …   Wikipedia

  • Olveston — This article is about the English village. For the stately home in New Zealand, see Olveston (house). The Mediaeval Gateway of Olveston Court by Samuel Loxton, c. 1890. (Bristol Reference Library) Olveston is a small village and larger parish in… …   Wikipedia

  • Maurice Denys (Sheriff) — Maurice Denys, detail from Denys monumental brass of 1505 (see below) at Olveston Church, Glos. A non contemporaneous depiction made 39 years after his death …   Wikipedia

  • Ernle — was the surname of an English gentry or landed family descended from the lords of the manor of Earnley in Sussex who derived their surname from the place where their estates lay. Origins OnomasticOnomasticians say that the surname s origin, in… …   Wikipedia

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