Deodand is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 89 anagrams from letters in deodand (adddeno).
1520-30; Medieval Latin deōdandum (a thing) to be given to God Latin deō to God (dative singular of deus) + dandum to be given (neuter gerund of dare to give)
Probably because of the evident recklessness displayed by the coachman, a deodand of £1,400 was laid on the coach.
The old law of deodand was an expression of this feeling of resentment against inanimate objects even.
The verdict returned was "Accidental Death," with a deodand of five pounds upon the bull.
In mediæval and early modern Europe, offending objects were "deodand," that is, devoted to God.
The jury imposed a deodand of £5 on the coach and £10 on the horses.
The bound volume was forfeited as a deodand, but not claimed.
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