| 单词 | to warrant, acquit , and defend |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto warrant, acquit (also †acquiet), and defend Law. to warrant, acquit (also †acquiet), and defend and variants: to guarantee security of possession to a person or institution by freeing (land, services, etc.) of earlier claims or charges, and promising to protect or vindicate against future claims or claimants. historical (translating charters) in later use. [Compare post-classical Latin warantizare, acquietare, et defendere (13th cent. in English and Scottish sources).] ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > security > pledge or deposit as security [verb (transitive)] > be or give surety for > the security of something to a person acquit1396 to warrant, acquit, and defend1396 warrant1406 1396 in W. Fraser Memorials Family Wemyss (1888) II. 24 The forsaids tha landys..agane al dedelyke sal warand, aquyte, and defend. 1423 in J. D. Marwick Charters Edinb. (1871) 56 Dene Johne sal warand, acquit, and defende the saide tak..til the said Aldermene. 1475 in W. Fraser Lennox (1874) II. 105 The forsaid..tak..aganys all dedly, we sall warand, acquet, and defende. 1490 in Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1839) I. 133/1 To werrand acquiet & defend to þe said cuthbert..the landis of auchinsell. 1551 Rental Bk. Cupar Angus (1880) II. 71 We..sall warrand, acquiet, and defend this our present assedatioun,..to the saidis personis. 1584 in J. S. Clouston Rec. Earldom of Orkney (1914) 156 To warrand, acquiat, and defend the said nobill Loird. 1650 in J. D. Marwick & R. Renwick Charters Glasgow (1906) II. cxxv. 10 To warrand, acquiet and defend thir presenttis, with the infeftmentis..to the saidis proveist. a1733 tr. in H. Bourne Hist. Newcastle upon Tyne (1736) 203 I Katherine..all the..Lands.., Rents and Services..to the aforesaid William..will warrant, acquit, and forever defend against all Mankind. 1779 L. Charlton tr. Charter in Hist. Whitby ii. 229 I..will warrant, acquit and defend, against all men and women, for ever, the..mill..to the said Corrector. 1817 J. Corry tr. Charter in Hist. Macclesfield 166 We..all the aforesaid Liberties, Burgages, Lands, and Tenements..to the aforesaid Burgesses..against all people will warrant, acquit, and for ever defend. 1901 W. Farrer Some Court Rolls of Thomas Earl of Lancaster Introd. p. xii [He] acknowledged two oxgangs of land to be the right of Richard, and that he would warrant, acquit and defend those oxgangs against Edmund de Lacy. < as lemmas |
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