the report of any inquest which had been held to determine who was next heir to the property of a dead vassal who had held his lands of the Crown; it was in effect the reply to a brieve of inquisition. Once the inquest had made up their minds, the retour would be "retoured" (returned) to the king's Chancery. A "special retour" established the heir's right to succeed to particular lands

an extract of the service of an heir to his ancestor.