Law. Forms: see ATTORN v. [a. OF. atournement, f. atourner: see ATTORN and -MENT.]

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  1.  A turning over; transference, assignment.

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1650.  Elderfield, Tythes, 251. The attournment or making them over to man to be received by him.

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  2.  spec. The transference of his homage and service by a tenant to a new feudal lord; hence, legal acknowledgement of the new landlord.

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1531.  Dial. Laws of Eng., I. xx. (1638), 35. The feoffee hath right to the rents, if there be atturnements.

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1602.  Fulbecke, 1st Pt. Parall., 10. No attournement can make an euill graunt to bee good.

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1768.  Blackstone, Comm., II. v. II. 72. The lord also could not alienate his seignory without the consent of his tenant, which consent of his was called an attornment.

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1876.  Digby, Real Prop., v. § 3. 227. The necessity for attornment was done away with by 4 Anne, c. 16.

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