Servitium debitum
- Customary military service owed by a *vassal to his lord. This usually involved serving in the army for 40 days a year. The king's most important vassals would be required to supply a specified number of knights for duty in service of the king. The greater the lord, the greater the number of knights he would have to supply, that number being set in units of five or ten knights. The last summons for a levy of knights owing the debitum was by Richard II in June 1385. However, the rank and file soldier was still summoned and supplied by the boroughs and shires. [Lat. servitium = service + debitum = of debts] -
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