"formedon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: formedons [plural]
Etymology: From Old French [Term?], from Latin [Term?], so called because the plaintiff claimed “by the form of the gift”: per formam doni. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro}} Old French [Term?], {{der|en|la}} Latin [Term?] Head templates: {{en-noun}} formedon (plural formedons)
  1. (British, law, historical) A writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail. Tags: British, historical Categories (topical): Directives, Law
    Sense id: en-formedon-en-noun-yC~SkeCU Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law

Inflected forms

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