[deed] n [ME dede, fr. OE daed; akin to OE don to do] (bef. 12c) 1: something that is done "evil ~s"
2: a usu. illustrious act or action: feat, exploit
3: the act of performing: action "righteous in word and in ~"
4: a signed and usu. sealed instrument containing some legal transfer, bargain, or contract -- deed.less adj
[2]deed vt (1806): to convey or transfer by deed