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Princeton's WordNet

  1. deed, deed of conveyance, titlenoun

    a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

    "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"

  2. act, deed, human action, human activitynoun

    something that people do or cause to happen

Wiktionary

  1. deednoun

    An action or act; something that is done.

    I will punish whomever is responsible for this deed!

  2. deednoun

    A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit.

    The knight's deeds won the hearts of the people.

  3. deednoun

    Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation.

    I have fulfilled my promise in word and in deed.

  4. deednoun

    A legal contract showing bond.

    I inherited the deed to the house.

  5. deedverb

    To transfer real property by deed.

    He deeded over the mineral rights to some fellas from Denver.

  6. deedadverb

    indeed

  7. Etymology: From dede, from ded, (West Saxon) dæd, from dēdiz, from dʰēti-. Cognate with Dutch daad, German Tat, Swedish dåd. The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek θέσις. Related to do.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. DEEDnoun

    Etymology: dæd, Saxon; daed, Dutch.

    From lowest place when virtuous things proceed,
    The place is dignified by th’ doer’s deed. William Shakespeare.

    The monster nought reply’d; for words were vain,
    And deeds could only deeds unjust maintain. Dryden.

    The same had not consented to the counsel and deed. Luke.

    We are not secluded from the expectation of reward for our charitable deeds. George Smalridge, Sermons.

    I, on the other side,
    Us’d no ambition to commend my deeds;
    The deeds themselves, though mute, spoke loud the doer. John Milton.

    Thousands were there in darker fame that dwelt,
    Whose deeds some nobler poem shall adorn. John Dryden, Ann. Mir.

    Nor knew I not
    To be with will and deed created free. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

    They desire, with strange absurdity, that to the same senate it should belong to give full judgment in matter of excommunication, and to absolve whom it pleased them, clean contrary to their own former deeds and oaths. Richard Hooker, Preface.

    The solicitor gave an evidence for a deed, which was impeached to be fraudulent. Francis Bacon.

    He builds his house upon the sand, and writes the deeds, by which he holds his estate, upon the face of a river. South.

    O that, as oft I have at Athens seen
    The stage arise, and the big clouds descend;
    So now in very deed I might behold
    The pond’rous earth, and all yon marble roof,
    Meet like the hands of Jove. Nathaniel Lee, Oedipus.

ChatGPT

  1. deed

    A deed is a legal document that signifies an agreement or contract, or proves ownership of something, especially property or real estate. It includes details about the parties involved and the terms and conditions of the arrangement. Once signed and delivered, a deed becomes a binding and enforceable agreement.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Deedadjective

    dead

  2. Deedverb

    that which is done or effected by a responsible agent; an act; an action; a thing done; -- a word of extensive application, including, whatever is done, good or bad, great or small

  3. Deedverb

    illustrious act; achievement; exploit

  4. Deedverb

    power of action; agency; efficiency

  5. Deedverb

    fact; reality; -- whence we have indeed

  6. Deedverb

    a sealed instrument in writing, on paper or parchment, duly executed and delivered, containing some transfer, bargain, or contract

  7. Deedverb

    performance; -- followed by of

  8. Deedverb

    to convey or transfer by deed; as, he deeded all his estate to his eldest son

  9. Etymology: [AS. dd; akin to OS. dd, D. & Dan. daad, G. that, Sw. dd, Goth. dds; fr. the root of do. See Do, v. t.]

Wikidata

  1. Deed

    A deed is any legal instrument in writing which passes, or affirms or confirms something which passes, an interest, right, or property and that is signed, attested, delivered, and in some jurisdictions sealed. It is commonly associated with transferring title to property. In the United States, deeds may require witnesses to sign. The deed has a greater presumption of validity and is less rebuttable than an instrument signed by the party to the deed. A deed can be unilateral or bilateral. Deeds include conveyances, commissions, licenses, patents, diplomas, and conditionally powers of attorney if executed as deeds. The deed is the modern descendant of the medieval charter, and delivery is thought to symbolically replace the ancient ceremony of livery of seisin. The traditional phrase signed, sealed and delivered refers to the practice of seals; however, attesting witnesses have replaced seals to some extent. Agreements under seal are also called contracts by deed or specialty; in the United States, a specialty is enforceable without consideration. In some jurisdictions, specialties have a liability limitation period of double that of a simple contract and allow for a third party beneficiary to enforce an undertaking in the deed, thereby overcoming the doctrine of privity. Specialties, as a form of contract, are bilateral and can therefore be distinguished from covenants, which, being also under seal, are unilateral promises.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Deed

    dēd, n. something done: an act: an exploit: a legal transaction: the written evidence of it.—adj. Deed′ful (Tenn.), marked by deeds or exploits.—adv. Deed′ily.—adjs. Deed′less (Shak.), not having performed deeds; Deed′y, industrious, active.—Deed of saying (Shak.), performance of what has been said or promised.—In deed, in reality. [A.S. dæd—dón, to do; Ger. that—thun, to do.]

  2. Deed

    dēd, a Scotch form of indeed.

Editors Contribution

  1. deed

    A type of official document.

    The deed to the property is with the person who has the official right to the property.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020  

  2. deed

    An act or form of action.

    Their deed was their visual action.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. DEED

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Deed is ranked #89403 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Deed surname appeared 207 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Deed.

    59.9% or 124 total occurrences were Black.
    28.9% or 60 total occurrences were White.
    6.2% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    4.3% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'deed' in Nouns Frequency: #2572

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of deed in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of deed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of deed in a Sentence

  1. Mick Mulroy:

    My father was someone that I always looked to for guidance. I sought to emulate his beliefs and his actions. He was a former Jesuit Catholic priest turned professor and scientist. My father led by word and by deed. He taught me ethics and morality through the study of philosophy, especially that of Socrates.

  2. Pat Barber:

    It’s unconscionable to me that teachers would be put in a position that their good deed of providing classroom libraries for their students in order to instill the love of reading could possibly result in a felony.

  3. David Paine:

    9/11 day is a day when we ask every American to take a moment to reflect on what's most important and to perform at least one good deed that helps someone else in need, it's when we just take a moment to let our natural kindness and compassion come forth and govern our lives for 24 hours.

  4. Helmuth von Moltke the Elder:

    The greatest deed in war is the speediest end of that war, and every means to that end must remain open.

  5. Brian Deschanel:

    It is unfortunate that in our materialistic world, at most, the level of appreciation for good deed is symmetrical to it's price tag.

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