messuage.

A dwelling regarded together with its associated buildings and land as a property unit.

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Words that belong together

• a messuage and land
• a freehold messuage

On the page

The deed conveyed a messuage and the narrow strip leading to the orchard.

She traced the messuage through records that used three different street names.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular messuage; plural messuages. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.