▁used ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁his ▁household ▁and ▁depend ents ; ▁Dep endent ▁( ser f ▁or ▁ville in ) ▁hold ings ▁carrying ▁the ▁oblig ation ▁that ▁the ▁pe asant ▁household ▁supply ▁the ▁lord ▁with ▁specified ▁labour ▁services ▁or ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁output ▁( or ▁c ash ▁in ▁lieu ▁there of ), ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁custom ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁holding ; ▁and ▁Free ▁pe asant ▁land , ▁without ▁such ▁oblig ation ▁but ▁otherwise ▁subject ▁to ▁man orial ▁juris diction ▁and ▁custom , ▁and ▁ow ing ▁money ▁rent ▁fixed ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁le ase . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁sources ▁of ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁lord ▁included ▁charges ▁for ▁use ▁of ▁his ▁mill , ▁b ak ery ▁or ▁wine - press , ▁or ▁for ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁h unt ▁or ▁to ▁let ▁p igs ▁feed ▁in ▁his ▁wood land , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁court ▁reven ues ▁and ▁single ▁pay ments ▁on ▁each ▁change ▁of ▁ten ant . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁account , ▁man orial ▁administration ▁involved ▁significant ▁exp enses , ▁perhaps ▁a ▁reason ▁why ▁smaller ▁man ors ▁t ended ▁to ▁rely ▁less ▁on ▁ville in ▁ten ure . ▁ ▁Dep endent ▁hold ings ▁were ▁held ▁nomin ally ▁by ▁arrangement ▁of ▁lord ▁and ▁ten ant , ▁but ▁ten ure ▁became ▁in ▁practice ▁almost ▁univers ally ▁her edit ary , ▁with ▁a ▁payment ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁lord ▁on ▁each ▁succession ▁of ▁another ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁family . ▁Ville in ▁land ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁abandoned , ▁at ▁least ▁until ▁dem ographic ▁and ▁economic