muniment

[Fr., from Lat. muni mentum=a defense, a safeguard, from munio to fortify.] *1. A fortification, a stronghold *2. A help, a support, an instrument, an expedient. "With other muniments and petty helps In this our fabric." Shakesp.: Coriolanus, i. 1. 3. A deed, charter, or record, especially those belonging to public bodies, or in which manorial, ecclesiastical, or national rights and privileges are concerned; a written document by which rights and claims are maintained or defended; a title-deed.