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de homagio respectuando
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A quick definition of de homagio respectuando:
Term: DE HOMAGIO RESPECTUANDO
Definition: De homagio respectuando is a legal term that refers to a writ used to postpone an homage. Homage is a ceremony performed by a new tenant to acknowledge their tenure to a lord in feudal times. During the ceremony, the tenant would kneel before the lord and pledge their loyalty and faithfulness. De homagio respectuando allowed for the postponement of this ceremony. Homage ancestral is a type of homage where a tenant and their ancestors have held immemorially of another by the service of homage. Homage liege is homage due to the sovereign alone as the supreme lord, done without any saving or exception of the rights of other lords.
A more thorough explanation:
Definition: De homagio respectuando (dee h-may-jee-oh ri-spek-tyoo-an-doh) is a Latin term used in law. It refers to a writ that postpones an homage.
Homage: In feudal times, homage was a ceremony that a new tenant performed for the lord to acknowledge the tenure. This was the most honorable service that a free tenant might do for a lord. In the ceremony, kneeling before the lord, the tenant placed his hands between the lord's hands while saying, “I become your man from this day forward, of life and limb and earthly honor, and to you will be faithful and loyal, and bear you faith, for the tenements that I claim to hold of you, saving the faith that I owe unto our sovereign lord the king, so help me God.”
Examples: An example of de homagio respectuando would be if a tenant was unable to perform the homage ceremony due to illness or injury. The writ would allow the tenant to postpone the ceremony until they were able to perform it. Another example would be if the lord was unavailable to perform the ceremony, the writ would allow the tenant to postpone the ceremony until the lord was available.
Explanation: The examples illustrate how de homagio respectuando was used to postpone the homage ceremony. This allowed the tenant to fulfill their obligation to the lord at a later time when they were able to perform the ceremony or when the lord was available.