Etymology

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Today it means: A writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail. Full definition →

Old French [Term?] ← Latin [Term?]
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  1. Latin · derived from[Term?]
  2. Old French · derived from[Term?]
  3. English todayformedon

From Old French [Term?], from Latin [Term?], so called because the plaintiff claimed “by the form of the gift”: per formam doni.

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