(legal, Scotland, historical) exchange or barter, especially of lands.
(legal, Scotland, historical) exchange or barter, especially of lands.
"excambion" means: exchange or barter, especially of lands.. This is technical or formal vocabulary, more likely to appear in school work, news or a particular profession than in peer chat. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your child uses the term, it is usually a sign of curiosity about a subject area. A short follow-up question about where they came across it is usually all that is needed.
"excambion" means: exchange or barter, especially of lands.. Register: formal or technical English, standard in its specialist domain (law, medicine, science, finance, etc.). Gloss the term with a plain synonym when writing for a general audience. Note the regional or dialect label (historical) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in
"excambion" means: exchange or barter, especially of lands.. This is technical or formal vocabulary, more likely to appear in school work, news or a particular profession than in peer chat. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your child uses the term, it is usually a sign of curiosity about a subject area. A short follow-up question about where they came across it is usually all that is needed.
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An obsolete Scottish legal term for the verb excamb, meaning to exchange lands or property. Scottish law allowed the exchange of lands by an agreement called an excambion, and excambie was the verbal form of that transaction. Entirely archaic and of interest only to historians of Scots law.
(obsolete, Scotland) To excamb.
(UK, legal, obsolete) A licence formerly required for the making over a bill of exchange to another person overseas.
(law, E&W, NI) The act of exchanging contracts.
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A Scottish legal and historical verb meaning to release, exempt, or free someone from an obligation or restraint. It appears in older Scottish legal documents and texts and is effectively obsolete in modern usage. The term belongs to the specialised vocabulary of Scots law.