An archaic or historical legal term for a right or privilege that is subtracted or taken away; also relates to medieval French concepts of debts or obligations.
From Old French 'deduit,' meaning 'deducted' or 'subtracted,' derived from Latin 'deductus.' This term appears in Middle English legal documents, particularly regarding feudal rights, debts, or obligations that were removed or owed.
You'll find 'deduit' primarily in medieval English legal manuscripts where feudal lords tallied what was 'deducted' from peasants' obligations—it's a ghostword from when English borrowed heavily from French for legal matters.
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