messuage
/ˈmɛswɪdʒ/
noun
- A house and the land and buildings around it, especially in legal or historical contexts.
- The will left the messuage and all its outbuildings to his eldest son.
- In medieval records, the term 'messuage' often referred to a dwelling with its yard.
- The old messuage included a cottage, a barn, and two acres of land.