reddendum

noun

red·​den·​dum

-ndəm

plural reddenda

-ndə

: a clause in a deed usually following the tenendum by which some new thing (as rent) is reserved out of what had been granted before

Word History

Etymology

Latin, neuter of reddendus, gerundive of reddere to give back, hand over, yield, grant

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