emblements

[ em-bluh-muhnts ]

plural noun

, Law.

1. the products or profits of land that has been sown or planted.

emblements

/ ˈɛmbləmənts /

plural noun

1. annual crops and vegetable products cultivated by man's labour
2. the profits from such crops

Word History and Origins

Origin of emblements¹

1485–95; plural of emblement < Anglo-French, Middle French emblaement, equivalent to emblae ( r ) (< Medieval Latin imblādāre to sow with grain, equivalent to im- im- ¹ + blād ( um ) grain (> French blé ) < Germanic (compare Middle Dutch blaad, Old English blǣd ) + -āre infinitive suffix) + -ment -ment

Word History and Origins

Origin of emblements¹

C15: from Old French emblaement, from emblaer to sow with grain, from Medieval Latin imblādāre, from blāda grain, of Germanic origin; compare Old English blǣd grain

Example Sentences

Emblements, em′bl-ments, n.pl. crops raised by the labour of the cultivator, but not fruits nor grass.

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If the estate, although of uncertain duration, is determined by the tenant’s own acts, the right to emblements does not arise.

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A person entitled to emblements may enter upon the lands after the determination of the tenancy for the purpose of cutting and carrying away the crops.

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In the United States the English common law of emblements has been generally preserved.

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Emblements are included within the definition of goods in s.

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