formedon

noun

for·​me·​don

ˈfȯrməˌdän

plural -s

: a former writ of right for recovering per formam doni entailed property under English law

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin forma doni, literally, form of a gift

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