messuage
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messuage
- /ˈmɛswɪd͡ʒ/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From Late Middle English mesuage, messuage (“dwelling house, residence; farmstead; household”), from Anglo-Norman mesuage, messuage (“residence; holding”), probably from Late Latin mesuagium, messuagium, probably ultimately from Latin mānsiō (“abode, dwelling, habitation, home”) or its etymon mānsus (“having remained or stayed”), the perfect passive participle of maneō (“to abide; to remain, stay”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to remain, stay”).
Cognates
* Late Latin mansuagium
* Old French masuage (“property rented on an annual basis”)
noun messuages
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Originally, a plot of land as the site for a dwelling house and its appurtenant interests; now, a dwelling house or residential building together with its outbuildings and assigned land.
Dying intestate, Juan was sole heir / To a chancery suit, and messuages, and lands, / Which, with a long minority and care, / Promised to turn out well in proper hands: […]
Similar: mease
Translations
Talk about this word "messuage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/messuage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. messuage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/messuage "messuage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/messuage.Cite this
@misc{messuage_2026,
title = {messuage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/messuage},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
