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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Attorn \At*torn"\, v. i. [OF. atorner, aturner, atourner, to
     direct, prepare, dispose, attorn (cf. OE. atornen to return,
     adorn); [`a] (L. ad) + torner to turn; cf. LL. attornare to
     commit business to another, to attorn; ad + tornare to turn,
     L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to round off. See Turn, v.
     t.]
     1. (Feudal Law) To turn, or transfer homage and service, from
        one lord to another. This is the act of feudatories,
        vassals, or tenants, upon the alienation of the estate.
        --Blackstone.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Modern Law) To agree to become tenant to one to whom
        reversion has been granted.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Attorn \At*torn"\, v. i. [OF. atorner, aturner, atourner, to
     direct, prepare, dispose, attorn (cf. OE. atornen to return,
     adorn); [`a] (L. ad) + torner to turn; cf. LL. attornare to
     commit business to another, to attorn; ad + tornare to turn,
     L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to round off. See Turn, v.
     t.]
     1. (Feudal Law) To turn, or transfer homage and service, from
        one lord to another. This is the act of feudatories,
        vassals, or tenants, upon the alienation of the estate.
        --Blackstone.
  
     2. (Modern Law) To agree to become tenant to one to whom
        reversion has been granted.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  attorn
       v : acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord; "he was
           attorned by the tenants"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  attorn
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive legal) To transfer one's obligations from a
  person to another person.
     2 (lb en intransitive legal) To consent to the transfer of one's
  obligations as tenant under a lease to a new landlord.
     3 (lb en intransitive legal) To acknowledge the jurisdiction of (a
  particular court) over one's dispute.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  attorn
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive legal) To transfer one's obligations from a
  person to another person.
     2 (lb en intransitive legal) To consent to the transfer of one's
  obligations as tenant under a lease to a new landlord.
     3 (lb en intransitive legal) To acknowledge the jurisdiction of (a
  particular court) over one's dispute.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  attorn
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive legal) To transfer one's obligations from a
  person to another person.
     2 (lb en intransitive legal) To consent to the transfer of one's
  obligations as tenant under a lease to a new landlord.
     3 (lb en intransitive legal) To acknowledge the jurisdiction of (a
  particular court) over one's dispute.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  attorn
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive legal) To transfer one's obligations from a
  person to another person.
     2 (lb en intransitive legal) To consent to the transfer of one's
  obligations as tenant under a lease to a new landlord.
     3 (lb en intransitive legal) To acknowledge the jurisdiction of (a
  particular court) over one's dispute.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  attorn /ɐtˈɔːn/
  1. (huk.) başkasının kiracısı olmaya razı olmak
  2. devretmek.

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 承认新地主;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vi. 承认新地主

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