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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•o•dand (dē′ə dand′),USA pronunciation n. [Eng. Law.]- Law(before 1846) an animal or article that, having been the immediate cause of the death of a human being, was forfeited to the crown to be applied to pious uses.
- Latin deō to God (dative singular of deus) + dandum to be given (neuter gerund, gerundive of dare to give)
- Medieval Latin deōdandum (a thing) to be given to God
- 1520–30
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