Deed

Pronunciation

• IPA: /diːd/
• Rhymes: -iːd

Origin

From Middle English dede, from Old English dēd, (West Saxon) dǣd ("deed, act"), from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz ("deed"), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰēti- ("deed, action"), *dʰéh₁tis. Cognate with West Frisian died, Dutch daad ("deed, act"), Low German Daat, German Tat ("deed, action"), Swedish and Danish dåd ("act, action"). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek θέσις (thesis, "setting, arrangement"). Related to do.

Full definition of deed

Noun

1. An action or act; something that is done.
• Bible, Genesis xliv. 15And Joseph said to them, What deed is this which ye have done?
2. A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit.
• Spenserknightly deeds
• Drydenwhose deeds some nobler poem shall adorn
3. Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation.I have fulfilled my promise in word and in deed.
4. (legal) A legal contract showing bond.I inherited the deed to the house.

Synonyms

• (action) act, action

Derived terms

• indeed

Verb

1. (informal) To transfer real property by deed.He deeded over the mineral rights to some fellas from Denver.----