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was granted, by fine levied in the King's court, against the tenant of the land who refused to attorn to him, thereby to cause him to attorn, Old N.B. 126.
attorney
attorney pl: -neys [Anglo-French atorné legal representative, from past participle of atorner to designate, appoint, from Old French, to
Attornment
Attornment [fr. tourner, Fr., to turn], the acknowledgement of a new lord on the alienation of land, and the
Per qu' servitia
him who was tenant of the land at the time of the note of the fine levied, to attorn unto him, Old N.B. 155.
Quid Juris clamat
engrossed: it lay for the grantee of a reversion or a remainder, when the particular tenant would not attorn, Reg. Jud. 571.
Acknowledgment-money
lords, as a recognition of their new lords, in like manner as money is usually paid on the attornment of tenants. See COPYHOLDS.
Notice to quit
an act which amounts to a disavowal of the title of the lessor; as where the tenant has attorned to some other person, or answered an application for rent by saying that his connection as tenant with
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