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单词 attorn
释义

attorn

[ uh-turn ]
/ əˈtɜrn /
Law.

verb (used without object)

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

verb (used with object)

to turn over to another; transfer.

Origin of attorn

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

OTHER WORDS FROM attorn

at·torn·ment, noun

Words nearby attorn

Attlee, attn., atto-, attolaser, attophysics, attorn, attorney, attorney-at-law, attorney general, attorney general of the United States, attorney-in-fact
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British Dictionary definitions for attorn

attorn
/ (əˈtɜːn) /

verb (intr)

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

Derived forms of attorn

attornment, noun

Word Origin for attorn

C15: from Old French atourner to direct to, from tourner to turn
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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