deed
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: business
law
real-estate
Etymology: From Middle English dede, from Old English dēd, dǣd (“deed, act”), from Proto-West Germanic *dādi, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz (“deed”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis (“deed, action”). Analyzable through Proto-Germanic as do + -th. Doublet of thesis.
The real estate sense derives from the fact that property deeds are traditionally used to demonstrate proof of ownership of a legal title in common law jurisdictions, such as England & Wales and most of the United States.
Cognates
Cognate with West Frisian died, Dutch daad (“deed, act”), German Low German Daad, German Tat (“deed, action”), Swedish, Norwegian and Danish dåd (“act, action”). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis, “setting, arrangement”).
Base: do
Affixes: -th
Inflected forms:
form: deeds
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: deeds
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: deeding
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: deeded
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: deeded
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: An action or act; something that is done.
pos: noun
examples: One small deed can have one strong effect or more.
And Joseph said to them, What deed is this which ye have done?
gloss: A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit.
pos: noun
examples: They should accomplish both a knightly deed,
whose deeds some nobler poem shall adorn
gloss: Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation.
pos: noun
examples: I have fulfilled my promise in word and in deed.
gloss: A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.
pos: noun
gloss: A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.
pos: noun
tags: broadly
examples: I inherited the deed to the house.
gloss: To transfer real property by deed.
pos: verb
tags: informal
examples: He deeded over the mineral rights to some fellas from Denver.
Synonyms: act
action
Derived words: a good deed is its own reward
almsdeed
bond for deed
counterdeed
deeder
deedful
deedholder
deedholding
deedless
deedly
deed of appointment
deed of assumption
deed of retirement
deed of trust
deed poll
deedwork
deedworthy
deedy
do the deed
estoppel by deed
fordede
indeed
in very deed
misdeed
mortgage deed
no good deed ever goes unpunished
no good deed goes unpunished
overdede
propaganda by the deed
propaganda of the deed
quit claim deed
quitclaim deed
redeed
special warranty deed
time the deed to the need
title deed
trust deed
Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: عَمَل
roman: ʕamal
lang: Arabic
word: فِعْل
roman: fiʕl
lang: Armenian
word: արարք
roman: ararkʻ
lang: Bashkir
word: ғәмәл
roman: ğəməl
lang: Belarusian
word: дзе́янне
roman: dzjéjannje
lang: Belarusian
word: акт
roman: akt
lang: Bulgarian
word: де́йствие
roman: déjstvie
lang: Bulgarian
word: постъпка
roman: postǎpka
lang: Bulgarian
word: дело
roman: delo
lang: Catalan
word: fet
lang: Catalan
word: acte
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 行為 /行为
roman: xíngwéi
lang: Cornish
word: gwrians
lang: Cornish
word: ober
lang: Czech
word: skutek
lang: Czech
word: čin
lang: Danish
word: gerning
lang: Danish
word: handling
lang: Dutch
word: daad
lang: Esperanto
word: faro
lang: Esperanto
word: ago
lang: Ewe
word: dɔwɔwɔ
lang: Finnish
word: teko
lang: Finnish
word: toimi
lang: French
word: acte
lang: French
word: action
lang: French
word: œuvre
lang: West-Frisian
word: died
lang: Galician
word: feito
lang: Galician
word: obras
lang: German
word: Tat
lang: German
word: Akt
lang: German
word: Werk
lang: Gothic
word: 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌹
roman: taui
lang: Gothic
word: 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹
roman: waurstwei
lang: Greek
word: πράξη
roman: práxi
lang: Ancient Greek
word: πρᾶξις
roman: prâxis
lang: Hebrew
word: מעשה
roman: ma'ase
lang: Hindi
word: कार्य
roman: kārya
lang: Hindi
word: करनी
roman: karnī
lang: Hungarian
word: tett
lang: Icelandic
word: dáð
lang: Italian
word: fatto
lang: Italian
word: gesto
lang: Italian
word: gesta
lang: Japanese
word: 行為
roman: kōi
lang: Kazakh
word: қылық
roman: qylyq
lang: Korean
word: 행위
roman: haeng'wi
lang: Central Kurdish
word: کار
roman: kar
lang: Central Kurdish
word: کردەوە
roman: kirdewe
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: kirin
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: kiryar
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: emel
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: faliyet
lang: Latin
word: āctiō
lang: Latin
word: āctus
lang: Luxembourgish
word: Dot
lang: Macedonian
word: дело
roman: delo
lang: Macedonian
word: постапка
roman: postapka
lang: Norwegian
word: dåd
lang: Norwegian
word: gjerning
lang: Persian
word: کردار
roman: kerdâr
lang: Persian
word: کار
roman: kâr
lang: Persian
word: اعمال
roman: a'mâl
lang: Plautdietsch
word: Woakj
lang: Polish
word: czyn
lang: Portuguese
word: ação
lang: Portuguese
word: feito
lang: Romanian
word: faptă
lang: Russian
word: посту́пок
roman: postúpok
lang: Russian
word: де́йствие
roman: déjstvije
lang: Russian
word: дея́ние
roman: dejánije
lang: Russian
word: акт
roman: akt
lang: Sanskrit
word: कार्य
roman: kārya
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: gnìomh
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: чи̑н
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: čȋn
lang: Slovak
word: skutok
lang: Slovak
word: čin
lang: Slovene
word: dejanje
lang: Spanish
word: hecho
lang: Spanish
word: obra
lang: Spanish
word: fecho
lang: Swahili
word: tendo
lang: Swahili
word: jambo
lang: Swedish
word: gärning
lang: Swedish
word: dåd
lang: Tamil
word: செயல்
roman: ceyal
lang: Telugu
word: చర్య
roman: carya
lang: Tocharian B
word: yamalläññe
lang: Tocharian B
word: yāmor
lang: Turkish
word: iş
lang: Turkish
word: hareket
lang: Turkish
word: eylem
lang: Turkish
word: edim
lang: Turkish
word: fiil
lang: Turkish
word: amel
lang: Turkish
word: aksiyon
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: حركت
roman: hareket
lang: Ukrainian
word: ді́я
roman: díja
lang: Ukrainian
word: ді́яння
roman: díjannja
lang: Ukrainian
word: акт
roman: akt
lang: Volapük
word: dun
lang: Volapük
word: dunam
lang: Arabic
word: وَثِيقَة
roman: waṯīqa
lang: Bengali
word: দস্তাবেজ
roman: dôśtabez
lang: Bulgarian
word: акт
roman: akt
lang: Bulgarian
word: докуме́нт
roman: dokumént
lang: Catalan
word: escriptura
lang: Catalan
word: acta
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 契據 /契据
roman: qìjù
lang: Cornish
word: chartour
lang: Danish
word: skøde
lang: Dutch
word: akte
lang: Finnish
word: asiakirja
lang: French
word: acte juridique
lang: Galician
word: escritura
lang: Galician
word: estormento
lang: Galician
word: título
lang: German
word: Urkunde
lang: Greek
word: συμβόλαιο
roman: symvólaio
lang: Greek
word: συμβολαιογραφική πράξη
roman: symvolaiografikí práxi
lang: Hebrew
word: מסמך
roman: mismákh
lang: Hebrew
word: חוזה
roman: khozé
lang: Hungarian
word: oklevél
lang: Irish
word: gníomhas
lang: Italian
word: atto notarile
lang: Italian
word: contratto
lang: Macedonian
word: поседовен лист
lang: Macedonian
word: тапија
roman: tapija
lang: Macedonian
word: договор
roman: dogovor
lang: Malay
word: geran
lang: Māori
word: tīti
lang: Māori
word: pukapuka tuku
lang: Plautdietsch
word: Ieejendeemabewiess
lang: Portuguese
word: ato
lang: Portuguese
word: contrato
lang: Portuguese
word: escritura
lang: Russian
word: акт
roman: akt
lang: Russian
word: докуме́нт
roman: dokumént
lang: Spanish
word: acta
lang: Spanish
word: escritura
lang: Spanish
word: escrituras
lang: Spanish
word: título propietario
lang: Spanish
word: título de propiedad
lang: Tagalog
word: kasulatan
lang: Telugu
word: ఒప్పందం
roman: oppandaṁ
lang: Turkish
word: vesika
lang: Turkish
word: senet
lang: Turkish
word: tapu