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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| Noun | 1. |  messuage - (law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the householddwelling, 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" |
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