Tort vs Toft - What's the difference?
tort | toft |
An injury or wrong.
* Spenser
(legal) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, which causes an injury and can be remedied at civil law, usually through awarding damages.
(rfc-sense) The area of law dealing with such wrongful acts.
(obsolete) Stretched tight; taut.
* Emerson
A homestead, especially one on a hill.
* 1840 , George Poulson, The History and Antiquities of the Seigniory of Holderness , Volume 1,
* 2003 , C. S. Knighton (editor), Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous (Chancery): Preserved in the Public Record Office , Volume VIII: 1422—1485,
* 2013 , M. J. Hebditch (editor), Yorkshire Deeds , Volume 9,
As nouns the difference between tort and toft
is that tort is an injury or wrong while toft is a homestead, especially one on a hill.As an adjective tort
is tart, sharp.tort
English
(wikipedia tort)Etymology 1
Dialectal variation of (l).Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m), from .Noun
(en noun)- that had them long opprest with tort
Synonyms
* delict (Scottish law)Derived terms
* tortiousSee also
*Etymology 3
Adjective
(er)- Yet holds he them with tortest rein.
Anagrams
* ----toft
English
Noun
(en noun)page 479,
- Rendering therefore annually to me and my heirs one halfpenny on the day of the nativity of St. John the Baptist for all suits services and demands and I the said Alice and my heirs the aforesaid toft and land with all their appurtenances as is before named to the said William and his heirs.
page 73,
- Wynnemerus Preston lately held 2 cottages wasted of which the tofts' are worth 2d. net yearly and another cottage wasted of which the ' toft is worth 6d. net yearly.
page 34,
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