messuage

messuage [ˈmɛswɪdʒ]

n

(Law) Property law a dwelling house together with its outbuildings, curtilage, and the adjacent land appropriated to its use

[from Norman French: household, perhaps through misspelling of Old French mesnage ménage]

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messuage - (law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the household dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, abode, domicile - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"