About The Word Attorn
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Attorn
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What's The Definition Of Attorn?
[v] acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord, of tenants
Synonyms | Synonyms for Attorn: Related Terms | Find terms related to Attorn: See Also | acknowledge | admit Attorn In Webster's Dictionary \At*torn"\, v. i. [OF. atorner, aturner, atourner, to
direct, prepare, dispose, attorn (cf. OE. atornen to return,
adorn); [`a] (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) 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) To agree to become tenant to one to whom
reversion has been granted.
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