See Also: Surd(medicine)
surd(1)(dictionary)
surd(2)(dictionary)

RIGHT PATENT (law) and surd(2) (iou)


RIGHT PATENT (law)


RIGHT PATENT. The name of an ancient writ, which Fitzherbert says, "ought to be brought of lands and tenements, and not of an advowson, or of common, and be brought of lands and tenements, and not of an advowson, or of common, and lieth only of an estate of fee simple, and not for him who has a lesser lieth only of an estate of fee simple, and not for him who has a lesser estate, as tenant in tail, tenant in frank Marriage, or tenant for life." F. estate, as tenant in tail, tenant in frank Marriage, or tenant for life." F. N. B. 1. N. B. 1.

surd(2) (iou)



surd verb trans. rare. E17.
[formed as SURD adjective & noun.]
Deaden the sound of (as) with a mute.