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conveyance
French convier, to transmit: Latin conviare, to accompany. A carrying from place to place; also, transmission, transfer, from one person to another. 2. Transfer of title to realty; and, the instrument by which this is done. To "convey" real estate is, by an appropriate instrument, to transfer the legal title from the present owner to another. Edelman v. Yeakel,
Source : William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (1893)
Language : English