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attornment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
at-torn-ment
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The consent of a tenant to the transfer of his relationship to his landlord to another person.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old French atorner (“to turn”), through Middle English with the suffix -ment.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

attornments (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

attorn

Synonyms

traditio brevi manu

Questions

What does attornment mean?
The consent of a tenant to the transfer of his relationship to his landlord to another person.
Where does attornment come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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