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HERITABLE JURISDICTIONS , in the See also:law of See also:Scotland, grants of See also:jurisdiction made to a See also:man and his heirs . They were a usual See also:accompaniment to feudal tenures, and the See also:power which they conferred on See also:great families, being recognized as a source of danger to the See also:state, led to frequent attempts being made by See also:statute to restrict them, both before and after the See also:Union . They were all abolished in '1746 . |
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