deed poll

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deed pohl]
- /did poʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deed pohl]
- /did poʊl/

Definitions of deed poll words

noun deed poll a deed made by one party only, esp one by which a person changes his or her name 3
noun plural deed poll a deed signed and executed only by the grantor. 1
noun deed poll (law) A deed relating only to one party, distinguished from an indenture by having the edge of the paper cut evenly, or "polled", rather than being indented. 0
noun deed poll (law, Britain, Ireland) A deed that effects a change of an individual's name. 0

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Origin of deed poll

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90

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Parts of speech for Deed poll

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Deed poll

deed poll popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

deed poll usage trend in Literature

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