Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Frankalmoigne"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Frankalmoigne \Frank`al*moigne"\, n. [F. franc free + Norm. F.
almoigne alma, for almosne, F. aum[^o]ne. See {Frank}, a.,
and {Almoner}.] (Eng. Law)
A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given
to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of
praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; -- called
also {tenure by free alms}. --Burrill.
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