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deede

deede is the obsolete spelling of deed.

Meaning of deed

Noun

deed (plural deeds)

  1. An action or act; something that is done.
    • One small deed can have one strong effect or more.
  2. A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit.
    • They should accomplish both a knightly deed,1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 4
  3. Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation.
    • I have fulfilled my promise in word and in deed.
  4. A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.
    1. (broadly) The legal title to real estate; ownership.
      • I inherited the deed to the house.

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Forms of deede

pluraldeedes

Questions about deede

What is deede the obsolete spelling of?
Deede is the obsolete spelling of deed.

Words near deede in the dictionary

  1. deed of retirement
  2. deed poll
  3. deedable
  4. deedbox
  5. deedboxes
  6. deede
  7. deeded
  8. deeder
  9. deeders
  10. deedes
  11. deedful

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