Residence
August 15, 2025
The legal meaning of residence is to be obligated to someone for being on the land, and with the reference to a “lord” points to its source being in feudal law. Having residency endows jurisdiction, and is not just physical location, and can be purely legal. Non-Resident Definition, Black’s Law Dictionary, 4th Edition Page 1207 […]
Residency
August 12, 2025
The term resident has roots in feudal law. It was used to describe the tenants that were attached to the land and considered in fee (property). A “Lord” has the appended right to hold their own private courts over their tenants, and many of these principles survive to this day. When you’re asked if you’re […]

