HyperDic: knight[s_service

English > 1 sense of the expression knight's service:
NOUNactknight's serviceland tenure by service to the lord as a knight
English > knight's service: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningland tenure by service to the lord as a knight.
Broaderservice(law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him

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