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In 1536, when Henry VIII began dissolving the Catholic monasteries, Vaughan was given twelve messuages—houses with lands and adjacent buildings.
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Jamie Quatro, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2019
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“Messuage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/messuage. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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messuage
noun
mes·suage
ˈmes-wij 
: a dwelling house with the adjacent buildings and curtilage and other adjoining lands used in connection with the household
Etymology
Anglo-French, probably alteration of Old French mesnage dwelling house, ultimately from Latin mansion-, mansio habitation, dwelling, from manēre to remain, sojourn, dwell
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