Editing Lord of the manor (section)

==Tenancy==
In [[England in the Middle Ages]], land was held on behalf of the [[English monarch]] or ruler by a powerful local supporter, who gave protection in return. The people who had sworn homage to the [[lord]] were known as [[vassal]]s. Vassals were nobles who served loyalty for the king, in return for being given the use of land. After the [[Norman Conquest|Norman conquest of England]], however, all land in England was owned by the [[monarch]] who then granted the use of it by means of a transaction known as [[enfeoffment]], to earls, barons, and others, in return for military service. The person who held feudal land directly from the [[king]] was known as a ''[[tenant-in-chief]]'' (see also [[Land tenure]]).