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Meaning of "muniment" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MUNIMENT

Via Old French, from Latin munīre to defend.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MUNIMENT

ˈmjuːnɪmənt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUNIMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Muniment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MUNIMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Muniment

A Muniment or Muniment of Title is a legal term for a document, or other evidence, that indicates ownership of an asset. The word is derived from munimentum, the Latin word for a defensive fortification. In other words, "muniments of title" means the written evidence which a land owner can use to defend title to his estate. An example of Muniment of Title would include but is not limited to using a death certificate of a joint tenant to prove that Title resides with living joint tenant. The definition of "muniment" may differ in statutes state by state. For example, states often have their own version of a Marketable Record Title Act which will extinguish various interests, restrictions, or claims to a property within a certain time period unless renewed during that time period by muniments. "A muniment of title is any documentary evidence upon which title is based. Muniments of title are deeds, wills, and court judgments through which a particular land title passes and upon which its validity depends.

Definition of muniment in the English dictionary

The definition of muniment in the dictionary is a means of defence.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUNIMENT

accompaniment · complement · compliment · contenement · deployment · element · embodiment · employment · enjoyment · experiment · furniment · implement · increment · liniment · payment · regiment · repayment · sentiment · supplement · unemployment

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUNIMENT

municipalities · municipality · municipalization · municipalize · municipally · munificence · munificent · munificently · munificentness · munifience · munify · muniments · munite · munition · munitioneer · munitioner · munitionette · munitions · munitions dump · munitions factory

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUNIMENT

advertisement · aliment · animal experiment · condiment · control experiment · detriment · disembodiment · habiliment · impediment · left-handed compliment · merriment · nutriment · orpiment · parachute regiment · pediment · piment · presentiment · raiment · ressentiment · rudiment · speech impediment

Synonyms and antonyms of muniment in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Muniment
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Muniment
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உரிமைச் சான்றுப்
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मुकत
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Trends of use of muniment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUNIMENT»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUNIMENT»

Discover the use of muniment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to muniment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Westminster Abbey and Its People, C.1050-c.1216
Public Record Office: E3 1 5/6 1 (The Pershore Cartulary) Westminster Abbey: Westminster Abbey Domesday (Muniment Book 1 1 ) Muniment II Muniment III Muniment XXIII (2) Muniment XXVI (The Telligraphus) Muniment XXVII Muniment  ...
Emma Mason, 1996
2
Texas Probate Forms and Procedures
A muniment of title proceeding allows the probate of a will without the requirement of the appointment of an executor, making the probate process much easier and less expensive. [See Tex Prob C §89C(a) (noting that there is no necessity for ...
M. Keith Branyon, 2008
3
Catalogue of the Archives in the Muniment Rooms of All ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Charles Trice Martin, 2012
4
Black and White Strangers: Race and American Literary Realism
Throughout the novel Rosy Muniment insists upon reading through the motives of the upper class women who declare allegiance to the political grievances of the oppressed in order to find a romantic subtext. In regard to Lady Aurora's ...
Kenneth W. Warren, 1994
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Texas Small-firm Practice Tools
FORM: See the following at the end of the chapter: ' Form 12:130 Muniment of Title Application. ' Form 12:140 Muniment of Title, Office Procedures. Wait ten days after the application for Will as a muniment of title has been filed and then ...
Cindy Stormer, Ward Miller, Michael Margot
6
Gossip from a Muniment Room: Being Passages in the Lives of ...
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series.
Lady Newdigate-Newdegate, 2010
7
Henry James and the Writing of Race and Nation
The novel's energy of resistance is thus largely reserved for a riskier embroilment with the "remarkable" Paul Muniment (126). Embodying the homosocial manliness fantasized by such popular writers of racial romance as Andrew Lang, Rider ...
Sara Blair, 1996
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Conspiracy, Revolution, and Terrorism from Victorian Fiction ...
As the Princess and Paul Muniment agree, Hyacinth is “deplorably conventional” because he takes things “seriously” (500). Princess Casamassima and Paul Muniment, consequently, become foils to Hyacinth because of their own irony ...
Adrian S. Wisnicki, 2008
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Lordship and Learning: Studies in Memory of Trevor Aston
It is possible that he himself conceived the idea of a muniment tower - he was certainly great enough in mind and concept for that - but it is worth remembering that, especially since the reforms in the royal exchequer and wardrobe under ...
Trevor Henry Aston, T. A. Ralph Evans, 2004
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Stairway to Heaven: The Functions of Medieval Upper Spaces
Like treasuries, muniment rooms might occupy adedicated roomas well as being a secondary function of another space. Muniment rooms have seldom been a subject of scholarly research in theirown right, although John Steane's survey ...
Toby Huitson, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUNIMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term muniment is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pages from the Past May 31 1985
Directors also plan to introduce a muniment room in the heritage exhibition to display old city charters, registers and books. The total cost of ... «Lichfield Mercury, May 15»
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Attorney Ordered to Reveal What He Did With Sullivan's Money
... on the Order Admitting Will to Probate as Muniment of Title,” the report states. Below that line, $1,260,900.41 is listed as the total expenditure. «San Angelo LIVE!, May 15»
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The ultimate loft clear-out: inside Westminster Abbey's secret room
One unexpected sight from the entrance to the area is the view straight into the Abbey's Muniment Room, the archive area filled with medieval ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
4
Prized exhibits on display as Carlisle museum reopens to public
... Carlisle's third oldest building, contains a collection of items that are rich in history, including the racing Tudor bells and the Muniment Chest. «News & Star, Mar 15»
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Mayoral opening of the Guildhall Museum
The Guildhall museum also houses some of Carlisle's treasures, including the enormous iron bound Muniment Chest, which housed the city's ... «Cumbria Crack, Mar 15»
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VERNON LEE DOWNING …
Downing does not attack on appeal the probate court's determination that Vernon's will previously admitted to probate as a muniment of title ... «Texas Lawyer, Mar 15»
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In pictures: step inside the secret room discovered at a Liverpool …
“It would be a great idea to use it as a muniment room as we have a huge archive of material which is stored in various locations, but installing ... «Liverpool Echo, Nov 14»
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Edmund Brudenell - obituary
What had been the muniment and billiard room became a chapel, like the one that had been discreetly added to the house in the 17th century, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
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Shy beauty who upstaged a queen: The life of society grande dame …
In the castle Muniment Room, she discovered a letter from Charles II in which he addressed his downtrodden wife Catherine of Braganza as ... «Daily Mail, Jul 14»
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Q&A: how archives make history
Unless you came from a family with a long history in a single home with a “muniment” room, the chances of your papers surviving were pretty ... «HeritageDaily, Apr 14»
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