messuage noun. ['mɛswɪdʒ] LME.
[Anglo-Norman mes(s)uage, prob. orig. misreading of mesnage MéNAGE: see -AGE.]
Orig., the portion of land intended to be or actually occupied as a site for a dwelling-house and its appurtenances. Now (Law), a dwelling-house with its outbuildings and the adjacent land assigned to its use.

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