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
Example Sentences
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He did not approve of his master surrendering these muniments of war.
From Japan by Murray, David
The muniments of Carrow were burnt during the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
Consider what an investment accompanies these muniments of title.
From A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. by Bartlett, William Chauncey
This assumption of exquisite stainlessness lasted until one day a hiding-place was discovered, which contained his family muniments and the title-deeds of his estate.
From It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)
The following characteristic letter addressed by him to the Vicar of Caxton was discovered in 1908 amongst the church muniments: Ely, Sept. 11th, 1686.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward
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