Legal Definitions - dedimus et concessimus

Dedimus et concessimus means "we have given and granted." This phrase was used in legal documents when there was more than one person giving something or when the grant was from the Crown.

• When the King granted land to a group of people, he would use the phrase "dedimus et concessimus" to show that he was giving and granting the land to them.
• In a contract between two companies, if both companies were giving something to each other, they might use the phrase "dedimus et concessimus" to show that they were both giving and granting something.

These examples show how the phrase "dedimus et concessimus" was used to indicate that something was being given and granted by multiple parties.