Associations to the word «Deforciant»

Wiktionary

DEFORCIANT, noun. (obsolete) (UK) (legal) One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate.
DEFORCIANT, noun. (obsolete) (UK) (legal) One against whom a fictitious action of fine was brought.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.