De donis conditionalibus
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De donis conditionalibus is a landmark medieval English statute that established the legal framework for entailed estates, restricting the alienation of inherited land to preserve family property lines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| De donis conditionalibus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10847588 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De donis conditionalibus Context triple: [Statute of Westminster 1285, hasPart, De donis conditionalibus]
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A.
Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus
Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus is the Latin civic motto of Belfast, traditionally translated as “What shall we give in return for so much?”
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B.
Cum negotium
Cum negotium is a papal bull promulgated by Pope Innocent IV in the mid-13th century, reflecting his legalistic and administrative approach to church governance.
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C.
Inter caetera
Inter caetera was a 1493 papal bull that divided newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal, profoundly shaping the colonial era.
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D.
Regulae
Regulae is a legal treatise by the Roman jurist Ulpian that systematically sets out fundamental principles of Roman law.
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E.
Ad Uxorem
Ad Uxorem is an early Christian treatise by Tertullian in which he offers moral and theological counsel to his wife, particularly concerning marriage and widowhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De donis conditionalibus Target entity description: De donis conditionalibus is a landmark medieval English statute that established the legal framework for entailed estates, restricting the alienation of inherited land to preserve family property lines.
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A.
Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus
Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus is the Latin civic motto of Belfast, traditionally translated as “What shall we give in return for so much?”
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B.
Cum negotium
Cum negotium is a papal bull promulgated by Pope Innocent IV in the mid-13th century, reflecting his legalistic and administrative approach to church governance.
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C.
Inter caetera
Inter caetera was a 1493 papal bull that divided newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal, profoundly shaping the colonial era.
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D.
Regulae
Regulae is a legal treatise by the Roman jurist Ulpian that systematically sets out fundamental principles of Roman law.
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E.
Ad Uxorem
Ad Uxorem is an early Christian treatise by Tertullian in which he offers moral and theological counsel to his wife, particularly concerning marriage and widowhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English statute
ⓘ
medieval statute ⓘ |
| aimedAtProtecting |
interests of feudal families
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lineal descendants of the original grantee ⓘ |
| appliesTo | conditional gifts of land to a person and the heirs of his or her body ⓘ |
| citedIn |
Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England
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linked to:
Commentaries on the Laws of England
Coke upon Littleton ⓘ |
| consequence |
encouraged legal devices to bar entails
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made it difficult for tenants to sell or mortgage entailed land ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| effect |
created the estate in fee tail
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restricted the power of tenants to convey entailed land in fee simple ⓘ strengthened hereditary succession in landholding ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Edward I of England ⓘ |
| enactedInYear | 1285 ⓘ |
| geographicScope | realm of England ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Statute of De Donis ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | De donis conditionalibus ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the rigidity of the feudal landholding system
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landmark in the history of English property law ⓘ |
| influenced |
English common law of real property
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development of strict settlements ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| laterLimitedBy | Fines and Recoveries Act 1833 ⓘ |
| laterModifiedBy | common recovery procedure ⓘ |
| laterUnderminedBy | Fines and recoveries ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
feudal law
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real property law ⓘ |
| limitedRightsOf | tenant in tail ⓘ |
| partOf |
Statute of Westminster II
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linked to:
Statutes of Westminster
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| primarySubject |
entailed estates
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fees tail ⓘ |
| protectedRightsOf | heirs of the body ⓘ |
| purpose |
to preserve family estates
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to restrict alienation of inherited land ⓘ |
| regulates |
alienation of land
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inheritance of land ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
entail
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fee simple ⓘ fee tail ⓘ remainder ⓘ reversion ⓘ |
| status | historically significant but largely obsolete in modern English law ⓘ |
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Subject: De donis conditionalibus Description of subject: De donis conditionalibus is a landmark medieval English statute that established the legal framework for entailed estates, restricting the alienation of inherited land to preserve family property lines.
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