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attorn

[ uh-turn ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to acknowledge the relation of a tenant to a new landlord.

verb (used with object)

  1. to turn over to another; transfer.

attorn

/ əˈtɜːn /

verb

  1. law to acknowledge a new owner of land as one's landlord
  2. feudal history to transfer allegiance or do homage to a new lord

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Derived Forms

  • atˈtornment, noun

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Other Words From

  • at·tornment noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of attorn1

1425–75; late Middle English attournen < Anglo-French attourner, Old French atourner to turn over to. See at-, turn

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Word History and Origins

Origin of attorn1

C15: from Old French atourner to direct to, from tourner to turn

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