Attorn

Attorn
Attorn At*torn", v. i. [OF. atorner, aturner, atourner, to direct, prepare, dispose, attorn (cf. OE. atornen to return, adorn); [`a] (L. ad) + torner to turn; cf. LL. attornare to commit business to another, to attorn; ad + tornare to turn, L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to round off. See {Turn}, v. t.] 1. (Feudal Law) To turn, or transfer homage and service, from one lord to another. This is the act of feudatories, vassals, or tenants, upon the alienation of the estate. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]

2. (Modern Law) To agree to become tenant to one to whom reversion has been granted. [1913 Webster]


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  • attorn — at·torn /ə tərn/ vi [Anglo French aturner to transfer (allegiance of a tenant to another lord), from Old French atorner to turn (to), arrange, from a to + torner to turn]: to agree to be the tenant of a new landlord or owner of the same property… …   Law dictionary

  • attorn — To turn over; e.g., rent; a tenant agrees to recognize a new party as landlord. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • attorn — late 13c., Anglo Fr., to turn over to another, from O.Fr. atorner to turn, turn to, assign, attribute, dispose, from a to + tourner to turn (see TURN (Cf. turn)). In feudal law, to transfer homage or allegiance to another lord …   Etymology dictionary

  • attorn — [ə tʉrn′] vi. [ME attournen < OFr atourner < a (L ad), to + torner, TURN] 1. Feudal Law to transfer homage and service from one feudal lord to another 2. to agree to continue as tenant under a new landlord attornment n …   English World dictionary

  • attorn — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English attournen, from Anglo French aturner to prepare, designate, attorn, from a (from Latin ad ) + turner to turn Date: 15th century to agree to be tenant to a new owner or landlord of the same property •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • attorn — To attorn is to make an attornment; to shift homage and fealty to a new lord; to accept and acknowledge a new landlord; to appoint an attorney or substitute …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • attorn servitium tenentis — To attorn the service of a tenant …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • attorn — attornment, n. /euh terrn /, Law. v.i. 1. to acknowledge the relation of a tenant to a new landlord. v.t. 2. to turn over to another; transfer. [1425 75; late ME attournen < AF attourner, OF atourner to turn over to. See AT , TURN] * * * …   Universalium

  • attorn — verb a) To transfer ones obligations to a person to another person. b) To consent to the transfer of ones obligations as tenant under a lease to a new landlord. Syn: traditio brevi manu …   Wiktionary

  • Attorn — The process of transferring allegiance and homage from one lord to another. It was also used when land changed lords and the tenants who went with the land agreed to transfer all services and dues. The Latin form was attornamentum. [< OldFr.… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

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