conveyance

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /kənˈveɪəns/ UK /kənˈveɪəns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a means of transport, or the transfer of property

A horse-drawn conveyance carried them to the manor.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a means of transport, or... transport vehicle carriage transfer transmission transportation transference

Word family

Derived forms conveyancerconveyancing

Related forms conveyconveyerconveyor

Etymology

From the verb convey (from Old French conveier 'to escort, accompany on the way', from Vulgar Latin conviare, from Latin con- 'together' + via 'way, road') plus the suffix -ance.

conviare Latin via Latin

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# conveyance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˈveɪəns/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈveɪəns/

## Meanings
1. a means of transport, or the transfer of property

## Examples
- A horse-drawn conveyance carried them to the manor.

## Synonyms
- transport
- vehicle
- carriage
- transfer
- transmission
- transportation
- transference

## Derived Forms
- conveyancer
- conveyancing

## Related Forms
- convey
- conveyer
- conveyor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conviare
- Root: via

## Etymology
From the verb convey (from Old French conveier 'to escort, accompany on the way', from Vulgar Latin conviare, from Latin con- 'together' + via 'way, road') plus the suffix -ance.

## AI Etymology
Conveyance is from the verb convey (from Old French conveier 'to escort, accompany on the way', from Vulgar Latin conviare, from Latin con- 'together' + via 'way, road') plus the suffix -ance. Important recorded forms include conviare (Latin) and via (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a means of transport, or the transfer of property. The wider family includes derived forms such as conveyancer and conveyancing and related words such as convey, conveyer, and conveyor.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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