messuage

[ mes-wij ]

/ ˈmɛs wɪdʒ /

noun Law.

a dwelling house with its adjacent buildings and the lands appropriated to the use of the household.

Origin of messuage

1350–1400; Middle English <Anglo-French, misreading (n taken as u) of Old French mesnage ménage

Words nearby messuage

mess kit, messman, messmate, messroom, Messrs., messuage, mess-up, mess with, messy, mestee, mester

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Example sentences from the Web for messuage

On the other hand, a poor woman holds a messuage, and need do no more than carry water to the mowers.
Villainage in England|Paul Vinogradoff
A few cases occur, but only a few, where a messuage is held without land.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm
Reginald Cobham gave his messuage in London to the enlarging thereof, in the year 1344.
The Survey of London|John Stow
This is very suggestive of a law-writer's spelling of "message" (messuage and tenement).
The Identification of the Writer of the Anonymous Letter to Lord Monteagle in 1605|William Parker

Richard Shakespere, one messuage, half a yd land (14 acres), 14/.
Shakespeare's Family|Mrs. C. C. Stopes

British Dictionary definitions for messuage

messuage

/ (ˈmɛswɪdʒ) /

noun

property law a dwelling house together with its outbuildings, curtilage, and the adjacent land appropriated to its use

Word Origin for messuage

C14: from Norman French: household, perhaps through misspelling of Old French mesnage ménage

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单词	messuage
释义	messuage [ mes-wij ] / ˈmɛs wɪdʒ / noun Law. a dwelling house with its adjacent buildings and the lands appropriated to the use of the household. Origin of messuage 1350–1400; Middle English <Anglo-French, misreading (n taken as u) of Old French mesnage ménage Words nearby messuage mess kit, messman, messmate, messroom, Messrs., messuage, mess-up, mess with, messy, mestee, mester Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for messuage On the other hand, a poor woman holds a messuage, and need do no more than carry water to the mowers. Villainage in England\|Paul Vinogradoff A few cases occur, but only a few, where a messuage is held without land. The English Village Community\|Frederic Seebohm Reginald Cobham gave his messuage in London to the enlarging thereof, in the year 1344. The Survey of London\|John Stow This is very suggestive of a law-writer's spelling of "message" (messuage and tenement). The Identification of the Writer of the Anonymous Letter to Lord Monteagle in 1605\|William Parker Richard Shakespere, one messuage, half a yd land (14 acres), 14/. Shakespeare's Family\|Mrs. C. C. Stopes British Dictionary definitions for messuage messuage / (ˈmɛswɪdʒ) / noun property law a dwelling house together with its outbuildings, curtilage, and the adjacent land appropriated to its use Word Origin for messuage C14: from Norman French: household, perhaps through misspelling of Old French mesnage ménage 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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