deed poll

noun

-ˈpōl 

plural deeds poll

British

: a deed (as to change one's name) made and executed by only one party

Examples of deed poll in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Afterward, the boys changed their last name by deed poll to Sherwood, as a gift to their parents. —Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2020

Word History

Etymology

deed entry 1 + poll, adjective, having the edges cut even rather than indented, from poll entry 2

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above