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Term: in capite
Definition: In capite means "in chief" in Law Latin. It refers to a type of land tenure where a person held land directly from the Crown. This means that the person did not have to pay rent or taxes to any other lord or noble, but only to the King or Queen. It was an important form of land ownership in medieval England.