Amoved

/əˈmuːvd/ verb

Definition

Past tense and past participle of amove; removed or displaced from a position.

Etymology

Past tense of amove, from Latin amovere (to move away), following regular English past-tense formation with -ed.

Kelly Says

If a medieval law said a lord was 'amoved' from his title, it meant he was forcibly removed—this vocabulary reminds us that legal English preserves centuries of history.

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