Deed Definition
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English
A deed of displacement (4).Etymology
From Middle English dede, from Old English dēd, (West Saxon) dǣd (“deed, act”), from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz (“deed”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰēti- (“deed, action”). Cognate with Dutch daad (“deed, act”), German Tat (“deed, action”), Swedish dåd (“act, action”). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek θέσις (thesis, “setting, arrangement”). Related to do.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːd
Noun
deed (plural deeds)
- An action or act; something that is done.
- I will punish whomever is responsible for this deed!
- A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit.
- The knight's deeds won the hearts of the people.
- Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation.
- I have fulfilled my promise in word and in deed.
- (law) A legal contract showing bond.
- I inherited the deed to the house.
Synonyms
Verb
deed (third-person singular simple present deeds, present participle deeding, simple past and past participle deeded)
- (informal) To transfer real property by deed.
- He deeded over the mineral rights to some fellas from Denver.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA: /deːt/
Verb
deed
- singular past indicative of doen.
Anagrams
Middle English
Adjective
deed
- dead (no longer alive)
Descendants
- English: dead
Scots
Verb
deed
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On March 28 1934 Rogers and Effie D Pinner sold their house at 39 Riggs Place to Peter and Gertrude Leyendecker the vilage of South Orange NJ town clerk kindly gave me a copy of the deed According to the City Directory for the Oranges of 1934 they moved to Boston Mass By 1943 Rogers and Effie reside at 28 Verandah Place in Brooklyn NY where Rogers s mother
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With the help of local media, Li was able to reach the child's parents 12 days after the incident, the report said. The child's father, surnamed Lei, said he was very grateful for the driver's good deed and was willing to provide the documents needed ...