Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

INTRINSEC

Intrinsec: translation

Services and dues owed a lord. They are called intrinsec as they were deemed to be within the *fief and engaged no one outside it. This use survives in the Dorset placename Ryme Intrinseca. [<Lat.intrinsecus= on the inside, within] -
Cf.Intrinsecus; Forinsec