(Latin: l have given.) A word used in deeds and other instruments of conveyance when such Instruments were made in Latin, and anciently held to imply a warranty of title. conveyancing. I have given. This word amounts to a warranty in law, when it is in a deed; for example, if in a deed it be said, I have given, to A B, this is a warranty to him and his heirs. Yet the warranty wrought by this word is a special warranty, and extendeth to the heirs of the feoffee during the life of the donor only.
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