muniments
Britishplural noun
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law the title deeds and other documentary evidence relating to the title to land
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archaic furnishings or supplies
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The privileges of London were recognized by a royal writ which still remains, the most venerable of its muniments, among the city's archives.
From History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 by John Richard Green
Diligently as the State Papers have of recent years been explored, it is not impossible that the two compositions may yet be discovered, carefully buried in a mass of worthless muniments by their spy-keeper.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing
Thus ends the career of Gen. Hooker, who, a week ago, was at the head of an army of 150,000 men, perfect in drill, discipline, and all the muniments of war.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones
She walked into the house, fortified with all the muniments of her spirit for the meeting.
From Hills of the Shatemuc by Susan Warner
The muniments of Carrow were burnt during the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
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