Lol, you think nobles' landholds weren't tenured by the consent and commission of the king? It's just like being a commissioned military officer, you serve at

Lol, you think nobles' landholds weren't tenured by the consent and commission of the king? It's just like being a commissioned military officer, you serve at the pleasure of the President and if you end up being a shitter you're gone and they'll replace you with someone else. Nobility was literally medieval commissions.