I. ˈdēd noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English dede, from Old English dǣd; akin to Old High German tāt deed, Old Norse dāth, Gothic ga deths; derivative from the root of English do
1. : something that is done or effected by a responsible agent : act , action
what deed is this that ye have done? — Gen 44:15 (Authorized Version)
would serve his kind in deed and word — Alfred Tennyson
2. : illustrious act : achievement , exploit , feat
whose deeds some nobler poem shall adorn — John Dryden
3. : performance , doing
take the will for the deed
— often contrasted with word
4. dialect England : doings, ado
such deed as never was
5. law : a signed and usually sealed instrument in writing, duly executed and delivered, containing some transfer, bargain, or contract ; also : such an instrument before it has been given effect by delivery — often used specifically of an instrument conveying a fee in land as distinguished from a lease, mortgage, or other instruments under seal; compare will 6
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to convey or transfer by deed
he deeded all his estate to his son
III. adverb
Etymology: by shortening
: indeed