formedon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail.

Word forms

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Etymology

From Old French [Term?], from Latin [Term?], so called because the plaintiff claimed “by the form of the gift”: per formam doni.

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