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Webster 1913 Edition
Attornment
At-torn′ment
,Noun.
(Law)
The act of a feudatory, vassal, or tenant, by which he consents, upon the alienation of an estate, to receive a new lord or superior, and transfers to him his homage and service; the agreement of a tenant to acknowledge the purchaser of the estate as his landlord.
Burrill. Blackstone.
Webster 1828 Edition
Attornment
ATTORN'MENT
,Noun.
Definition 2024
attornment
attornment
English
Noun
attornment (plural attornments)
- (feudal law) The consent of a tenant to the transfer of his relationship to his landlord to another person.
Synonyms
- traditio brevi manu
Related terms
External links
- attornment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia