What really was regarded as Mokkanryo, however, varied from honke shiki (the right which belonged to the head family), geshi (lower ranking officer) to kumon (a local shoen official below the gesu in rank), as it depended on the actual post and responsibility (the post within the manor as well as various rights that came with the responsibility) held by the original owner of the confiscated land.
もっとも、没官領の実態は没官された者が持っていた職の体系（荘園内の役職とそれに付随する諸権利）であるため、同じ没官領でも本家職から下司・公文まで様々な内容を有していた。