noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The consent of a tenant to the transfer of his relationship to his landlord to another person. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

traditio brevi manutraditio brevi manu

Etymology

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

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