MESSUAGE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the household

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("messuage" is a kind of...):

abode; domicile; dwelling; dwelling house; habitation; home (housing that someone is living in)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

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