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attorn
[ uh-turn ]
verb (used without object)
- to acknowledge the relation of a tenant to a new landlord.
verb (used with object)
- to turn over to another; transfer.
attorn
/ əˈtɜːn /
verb
- law to acknowledge a new owner of land as one's landlord
- feudal history to transfer allegiance or do homage to a new lord
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Derived Forms
- atˈtornment, noun
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Other Words From
- at·tornment noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of attorn1
C15: from Old French atourner to direct to, from tourner to turn
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