释义 |
at·torn \əˈtərn\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English attournen, from Middle French atorner to direct, dispose, attorn, from Old French, from a to (from Latin ad) + torner to turn — more at at, turn intransitive verb 1. feudal law : to turn or transfer homage and service from one lord to another : render homage and service to a lord 2. modern law : to agree to become tenant to one as owner or landlord of an estate previously held of another : recognize one expressly or by implication as landlord or the person in whose behalf one holds something — see attornment 2 transitive verb : transfer |