muniments

UKUS

GREC2

Definitions

Official documents, such as deeds or charters, kept as evidence of ownership or rights.

（用作产权或权利证明的）契据，特许文书，档案。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

munitfortification, defense, war supplies

-mentaction, result, state

-splural

=muniments

munit (fortify, defend) + -ment (means/result) = 'the means of defending.' Here the defense is on paper: the deeds and charters that fortify your legal claim to property. Almost always plural and confined to law and archives.

Root munit still carries 3 more words

Common Collocations

1.historical muniments历史档案文书
2.muniments of title产权证明文件

Example Sentences

1.
The family's muniments proved their ownership of the estate.
2.
Historical muniments are stored in the county archive.

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