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cessavit

cessavit noun: a writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.

Noun

cessavit (plural cessavits)

  1. (UK, obsolete) A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.

Forms of cessavit

pluralcessavits

Origin of cessavit

Latin [Term?], meaning "he has ceased".

Questions about cessavit

What does cessavit mean?
Cessavit means a writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.
What part of speech is cessavit?
Cessavit is a noun.
What is the plural of cessavit?
The plural of cessavit is cessavits.

Words near cessavit in the dictionary

  1. cessationisms
  2. cessationist
  3. cessationists
  4. cessations
  5. cessative
  6. cessavit
  7. cessavits
  8. cessed
  9. cesser
  10. cessers
  11. cesses

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