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ob non solutum canonem
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A quick definition of ob non solutum canonem:
OB NON SOLUTUM CANONEM: This is a legal term used in Scots law to refer to unpaid canon or feu duty. A vassal could lose their land if they failed to pay the feu duty for two or five years. Feu is a right to land given to a person in exchange for service to be performed. It can also refer to land held by a vassal in return for an annual payment in money, crops, or services. This type of tenure was abolished in Scotland in 2000. Feu can also mean a perpetual grant of land to be held in exchange for grain or money, a perpetual lease for a fixed rent, or a piece of land held under a perpetual lease for a fixed rent. To grant land by feu is to "feu" it.
A more thorough explanation:
Definition: Ob non solutum canonem (ob non sə-loo-təm kə-noh-nəm) is a term used in Scots law to refer to unpaid canon or feu duty.
Example: A vassal could lose their land if they failed to pay the feu duty for two (later five) years.
Explanation: Feu is a type of land tenure in Scotland where a vassal holds land in exchange for an annual payment in money, crops, or services. If the vassal fails to pay this fee for a certain period of time, they can forfeit their land. Ob non solutum canonem refers specifically to the situation where the vassal has not paid their feu duty.
Feu can also refer to a perpetual grant of land to be held in exchange for grain or money, a perpetual lease for a fixed rent, or a piece of land held under a perpetual lease for a fixed rent.
Example: The landlord granted the tenant a feu of the land in exchange for an annual payment of money.
Explanation: This example illustrates the use of feu as a type of land tenure where the tenant holds the land in exchange for an annual payment.