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estrepement

estrepement noun: a destructive kind of waste committed by a tenant for life, in lands, woods, or houses.

Noun

estrepement (countable and uncountable, plural estrepements)

  1. A destructive kind of waste committed by a tenant for life, in lands, woods, or houses.
    • And the writ of estrepement lay at the common law‥to stop any waste which the vanquished party might be tempted to commit.176, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, book, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC

Forms of estrepement

pluralestrepements

Origin of estrepement

From Old French estrepement (“damage, waste”).

Questions about estrepement

What does estrepement mean?
Estrepement means a destructive kind of waste committed by a tenant for life, in lands, woods, or houses.
What part of speech is estrepement?
Estrepement is a noun.
What is the plural of estrepement?
The plural of estrepement is estrepements.

Words near estrepement in the dictionary

  1. Estremeras
  2. Estremoz
  3. estrene
  4. estrepe
  5. estreped
  6. estrepement
  7. estrepements
  8. estrepes
  9. estreping
  10. estres
  11. estriate

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