attorn

at·torn  (-tûrn)

intr.v. at·torned, at·torn·ing, at·torns

To agree to remain as a tenant of property after the transfer of its ownership.

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[Middle English attournen, from Old French atorner, to assign to : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + torner, to turn; see turn.]

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at·tornment n.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

attorn - acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord; "he was attorned by the tenants" 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" acknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"