Talk:Courtesy tenure
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editIssue must have existed born alive and during the mother's existence, though it is immaterial whether the issue subsequently live or die, or whether it is born before or after the wife's seisin.
editDoes this mean that issue can be illegitimate or from a previous marriage?
Sleigh (talk) 15:02, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
Spelling: changed to "Courtesy"
editI have changed the title and contents to "Courtesy tenure" from "Curtesy tenure". Can't see why odd spelling was used. Collins Dictionary states "Courtesy" correct spelling. It was the courtesy (i.e. good grace, charity) of the king which enabled spouses of his tenants-in-chief to remain in occupation of estates which would otherwise have escheated to the crown. Presumably the feudal barons followed the king's lead and offered similar grace to their own tenants, and so on down the feudal social scale. The "Courtesy of England" surely refers to the Courtesy of the (King of) England? (Lobsterthermidor (talk) 22:56, 22 February 2014 (UTC))
Ah, if only spelling were based on logic rather than tradition. Seems that even the modern web votes for "curtesy tenure" 3 to 1 over "courtesy tenure." (Albeit only 1500 to 500. So it isn't very common.) So the non-prescriptive view of language would argue for the spelling without the "o".