Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
messuage — (n.) legal term for dwelling, late 14c., (late 13c. in Anglo Latin), from Anglo Fr. messuage, which probably is a clerical error for mesnage (see MENAGE (Cf. menage)). Originally the portion of land set aside for a dwelling house and outbuildings … Etymology dictionary
Messuage — Mes suage (?; 48), n. [Cf. OF. mesuage, masnage, LL. messuagium, mansionaticum, fr. L. mansio, onis, a staying, remaining, dwelling, fr. manere, mansum, to stay, remain, E. mansion, manse.] (Law) A dwelling house, with the adjacent buildings and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
messuage — [mes′wij] n. [ME < Anglo Fr mesuage, prob. altered < OFr mesnage: see MÉNAGE] Law a dwelling house with its outbuildings and adjacent land … English World dictionary
Messuage — In law, the term messuage equates to a dwelling house and includes outbuildings, orchard, curtilage or court yard and garden. At one time messuage supposedly had a more extensive meaning than that conveyed by the words house or site, but such… … Wikipedia
Messuage — That area of land taken up by a house and its associated buildings and land; the whole plot of land; also used of plots of land within a borough. *Bracton refers to a messuage in discussing a widow s dower. He says that a widow should be… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
messuage — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin messuagium Date: 14th century premise 3b … New Collegiate Dictionary
messuage — /mes wij/, n. Law. a dwelling house with its adjacent buildings and the lands appropriated to the use of the household. [1350 1400; ME < AF, misreading (n taken as u) of OF mesnage MÉNAGE] * * * … Universalium
messuage — noun /ˈmɛswɪʤ/ A plot of land as the site for a house; later, a residential building taken together with its outbuildings and assigned land. Dying intestate, Juan was sole heir / To a chancery suit, and messuages, and lands [...] … Wiktionary
MESSUAGE — a dwelling house with buildings and land attached for the use of the household … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
messuage — mes·suage || meswɪdÊ’ n. household, dwelling, estate (Law) … English contemporary dictionary
