attorn

Meaning

Verb

• To transfer one's obligations from a person to another person.
• To consent to the transfer of one's obligations as tenant under a lease to a new landlord.
• To acknowledge the jurisdiction of (a particular court) over one's dispute.

Related

Similar words

• traditio brevi manu

Origin

• From Middle English attournen, from Old French atorner ("designate"), from a- + torner.