deed poll

American  

[pohl] / poʊl /

noun

Law.

• deeds poll
  plural

1. a deed signed and executed only by the grantor.

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deed poll British  

noun

1. law a deed made by one party only, esp one by which a person changes his name

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• deeds poll
  plural

Etymology

Origin of deed poll

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

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deed poll

The cheaper option is by unenrolled deed poll, which a person can do by themselves or through a private company for a fee.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Anyone who has visited Fratton Park over the last 30-odd years is likely to have seen and heard John Anthony Portsmouth Football Club Westwood, who changed his name by deed poll in 1989.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 13, 2019

Ms Ziuzina, who lives in Marbella and has changed her name by deed poll to Julianna Moore, was not in court in London.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2017

A smiley care worker from Liverpool, Benson recently changed his middle name by deed poll to I Love Spam.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2017

I'd have to change my name by deed poll, but Dad’d never let me.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell