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ATTORN
attorn
(verb) acknowledge a new land owner as one’s landlord; “he was attorned by the tenants”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
attorn (third-person singular simple present attorns, present participle attorning, simple past and past participle attorned)
(intransitive, legal) To transfer one's obligations from a person to another person.
(intransitive, legal) To consent to the transfer of one's obligations as tenant under a lease to a new landlord.
(intransitive, legal) To acknowledge the jurisdiction of (a particular court) over one's dispute.
Synonyms
• traditio brevi manu
Anagrams
• Arnott, ratton
Source: Wiktionary
At*torn", v. i. Etym: [OF. atorner, aturner, atourner, to direct, prepare, dispose, attorn (cf. OE. atornen to return, adorn); Ă (L. ad) + torner to turn; cf. LL. attornare to commit business to another, to attorn; ad + tornare to turn, L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to round off. See Turn, v. t.]
1. (Feudal Law)
Definition: To turn, or transfer homage and service, from one lord to another. This is the act of feudatories, vassals, or tenants, upon the alienation of the estate. Blackstone.
2. (Modern Law)
Definition: To agree to become tenant to one to whom reversion has been granted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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