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Noun: messuage  mes-wij
Usage: archaic
  1. (law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the household
    "The property deed included the messuage and all its outbuildings"

Derived forms: messuages

Type of: abode, domicil [rare], domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home

Encyclopedia: Messuage