Both Uses of
deed
in
The Pardoner's Tale
- a foul thing is it, by my faith, To say this word, and fouler is the deed, When man so drinketh of the *white and red,* *i.†
deed = notable achievement
- *withered But, Sirs, to you it is no courtesy To speak unto an old man villainy, But* he trespass in word or else in deed.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(deed as in: signed the deed) a legal document indicating ownership of propertyThis is often in reference to a trust deed which transfers legal title of property to a trustee. Frequently, the trustee is a bank and title is entrusted to the bank until a loan is paid off.
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(2)
(deed as in: did a good deed) a notable act