messuage - Wiktionary, the free dictionary From Late Middle English mesuage, messuage (“dwelling house, residence; farmstead; household”), [1] from Anglo-Norman mesuage, messuage (“residence; holding”), probably from Late Latin mesuagium, messuagium, probably ultimately from Latin mānsiō (“abode, dwelling, habitation, home”) or its etymon mānsus (“having remained or
messuage - Yorkshire Historical Dictionary 1) Originally, the ‘messuage’ was a piece of land occupied, or intended to be occupied, as a site for a dwelling-house Over the centuries the word then acquired new layers of meaning which reflected the individual histories of such properties
MESSUAGE - The Law Dictionary This term is now synonymous with “dwelling-house,” but had once a more extended signification It is frequently used in deeds, in describing the premises Marmet Co v Archibald, 37 W Va 778, 17 S E 300; Grimes v Wilson, 4 Blackf (Ind ) 333; Derby v Jones, 27 Me 300; Davis v Lowden, 50 N J Eq 126, 38 Atl 648
What does messuage mean? - Definitions. net What does messuage mean? This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word messuage A plot of land as the site for a house; later, a residential building taken together with its outbuildings and assigned land
messuage, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary What does the noun messuage mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun messuage See ‘Meaning use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence How common is the noun messuage? About 0 1 occurrences per million words in modern written English What is the etymology of the noun messuage? messuage is a borrowing from French
mesuage - Middle English Compendium - University of Michigan (1463)Will Bury in Camd 4924 : I geve and be qwethe to William Baret myn hefd place, othir wyse callyd a mesuage, wiche I dwellyd in, with the gardynes, berne, and duffous that I purchasid therto