formedon
formedon noun: a writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail.
Noun
formedon (plural formedons)
- A writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail.
- So, if Lands be given to Father and Son, and to the heirs of their two bodies begotten, the remainder over in fee, and afterwards the Father dieth without any Iſſue but the Son, and afterwards the Son dieth without Iſſue, and a Stranger abateth, he in the remainder ſhall have one Formedon in the...1680, Edward Coke, “Mich. 7 Jacobi. In the Common Pleas. Buckmere’s Case.”, in The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Kt. […], 2nd edition, London: […] H. Twyford, […], →OCLC, part VI, pages 570–571
Forms of formedon
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Origin of formedon
From Old French [Term?], from Latin [Term?], so called because the plaintiff claimed “by the form of the gift”: per formam doni.
Questions about formedon
- What does formedon mean?
- Formedon means a writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail.
- What part of speech is formedon?
- Formedon is a noun.
- What is the plural of formedon?
- The plural of formedon is formedons.
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