attornment

English

Etymology

From Old French atorner (“to turn”), through Middle English with the suffix -ment.

Noun

attornment (countable and uncountable, plural attornments)

1. (feudal law) The consent of a tenant to the transfer of his relationship to his landlord to another person.

Synonyms

• traditio brevi manu

Related terms

• attorn

Further reading

• attornment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia