An exchange of lands or properties; a reciprocal exchange in medieval property law.
From Latin cambire (to exchange) with ex- prefix and -ion suffix. Specifically used in medieval English and Norman legal documents.
Norman lawyers needed a precise term for land swaps, so excambion became the legal word—it appears in 800-year-old property deeds throughout England.
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