tenant-in-chief

== English == === Noun === tenant-in-chief (plural tenants-in-chief) (law, historical) A tenant holding title to their land directly from a lord paramount beholden to no-one; particularly, a lord holding title directly from the king, owing additional responsibilities such as personal military service. ==== Synonyms ==== vassal-in-chief ==== Hyponyms ==== grand serjeanty ==== Coordinate terms ==== tenant paravail, mesne lord, lord paramount