messuage

Meanings

• Noun

  A large, old-fashioned house or dwelling.

  - "The messuage was built in the 16th century."
  - "The messuage had a thatched roof and a large garden."

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Variants

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messuage , messuages

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Etymology

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Old French mesage, from messe 'mass' (a large gathering or assembly) + -age suffix denoting 'place for' or 'dwelling'

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Trivia

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1. The term messuage was also used in the Middle Ages to refer to a unit of land and its buildings.

2. The term is now largely obsolete, but it can still be found in some legal and historical contexts.

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Related Concepts

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1. Manor house: A large, imposing residence on a manor, typically containing the lord's living quarters and serving as the administrative center of the manor.

2. Tenement: A dwelling place, especially one rented or leased.

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Culture

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In medieval England, a messuage was a unit of taxation and could include a house, outbuildings, and the land around it.

How to Memorize "messuage"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize an old, large house with a thatched roof and a garden.
   - Imagine the messuage as a gathering place or assembly.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a large, old-fashioned house.
   - Remember that it was a unit of taxation in medieval England.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Messuage is a large house, think of an M and a large H.
   - Messuage is a gathering place, remember the mass of people gathered there.

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