What does attorn mean?
Definitions for attorn
əˈtɜrnat·torn
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Princeton's WordNet
attornverb
acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord
"he was attorned by the tenants"
Wiktionary
attornverb
To transfer one's obligations to a person to another person.
attornverb
To consent to the transfer of one's obligations as tenant under a lease to a new landlord.
Etymology: From attournen, from atorner, from a- + torner.
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attorn
Attorn refers to the transfer or acknowledgement of a particular right or property from one party to another, often used in the realm of real estate or landlord-tenant law. It can also mean to submit to the authority or jurisdiction of another party. This act is sometimes symbolized through a formal or legal agreement known as an "attornment agreement."
Webster Dictionary
Attornverb
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
Attornverb
to agree to become tenant to one to whom reversion has been granted
Etymology: [OF. atorner, aturner, atourner, to direct, prepare, dispose, attorn (cf. OE. atornen to return, adorn); (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.]
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ratton
rottan
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of attorn in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of attorn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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