attornment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

attornment attornments

Etymology

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

Synonyms

traditio brevi manu

Related words

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