əˈtərn verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English attournen, from Middle French atorner to direct, dispose, attorn, from Old French, from a to (from Latin ad ) + torner to turn — more at at , turn
intransitive verb
1. feudal law : to turn or transfer homage and service from one lord to another : render homage and service to a lord
2. modern law : to agree to become tenant to one as owner or landlord of an estate previously held of another : recognize one expressly or by implication as landlord or the person in whose behalf one holds something — see attornment 2
transitive verb
: transfer