marwdy

Welsh

Etymology

marw (“death”) +‎ tŷ

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmarwdɨ̞/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈmardɨ̞/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmarwdi/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈmardi/

Noun

marwdy m (plural marwdai)

(law, historical) the real estate and its appurtenances escheating to a lord because its owner died intestate

Mutation

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References

A. Wade-Evans. Welsh Medieval Law.

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