attorn
/əˈtɜːn/verb
no obj.
1- Law formally make or acknowledge a transfer of something【律】承让。
1.1
- with obj. archaic transfer (something) to someone else〈古〉转让, 让与。
短语
attorn tenant
- Law formally make or acknowledge a transfer of tenancy【律】转租。
词源
Middle English （in the senses 'turn， change， transform'）： from Old French atorner 'appoint， assign'， from a- （from Latin ad 'to， at'） + torner 'to turn'. The spelling with o, rather than u or ou, is due to the late AngloNorman French form attorner, adopted in legal use.