noun nonentry the failure of a tenant's heir to renew investiture after the tenant's death 0
noun nonentry the failure to appear, esp in court 0
noun nonentry the failure to enter 0
noun nonentry (Scotland, law, historical) The casualty or advantage which formerly fell to the superior when the heir of a deceased vassal failed to renew the investiture, the superior being then entitled to the rent of the feu. 0
