The great lords gained by ending the practice of subinfeudation with its consequent depreciation of escheat, wardship and marriage.
en.wikipedia.org Incidents such as wardship, marriage penalties and other gifts, taxes, fines, fees, and knight service were onerous.
en.wikipedia.org This practice was considered detrimental to the great lords, since it deprived them to a certain extent the fruits of their tenure, such as escheats, marriages, wardships and the like.
en.wikipedia.org Normally his inheritance would have been held in wardship until he reached the age of majority (21).
en.wikipedia.org Family law encompasses divorce, adoption, wardship, child abduction and parental responsibility.
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