English Dictionary

formedon

名詞

イギリス英語 歴史的

(Britain, law, historical) A writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail.

日本語の意味

（英国・法律・歴史用語）尾族相続制度において、遺産相続の連続性が途絶した場合に、尾族（テナント・イン・テイル）に対して発行される権利の令状（文書）。

The lawyer filed a formedon to restore the entailed estate after the unlawful discontinuance.

弁護士は、不法な中断の後に嗣法上の相続人の権利回復を求める訴状を提出して、嗣法的相続財産を回復しようとした。

意味（1）

(Britain, law, historical) A writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail.

So, if Lands be given to Father and Son, and to the heirs of their two bodies begotten, the remainder over in fee, and afterwards the Father dieth without any Iſſue but the Son, and afterwards the Son dieth without Iſſue, and a Stranger abateth, he in the remainder ſhall have one Formedon in the remainder, although the Eſtate tails were ſeveral, […]

formedons （ plural ）