Editing Lord of the manor (section)

==Sub-tenancy==
Military service was based upon units of ten knights (see [[knight-service]]). An important tenant-in-chief might be expected to provide all ten knights, and lesser tenants-in-chief, half of one.{{clarify|date=April 2024}} Some tenants-in-chief "[[subinfeudation|sub-infeuded]]", that is, granted, some land to a sub-tenant. Further sub-infeudation could occur down to the level of a lord of a single manor, which in itself might represent only a fraction of a knight's fee. A [[mesne lord]] was the level of lord in the middle holding several manors, between the lords of a manor and the superior lord. The sub-tenant might have to provide knight-service, or finance just a portion of it, or pay something purely nominal. Any further sub-infeudation was prohibited by the Statute of {{lang|la|[[Quia Emptores]]}} in 1290. [[Knight's fee|Knight-service]] was abolished by the [[Tenures Abolition Act 1660]].