muniments

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmjuːnɪm(ə)nts/

plural noun

chiefly Law
  • title deeds or other documents proving a person’s title to land: Navy Board muniments for the seventeenth—nineteenth centuries [as modifier]: the muniment room

Origin:

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin munimentum 'defence' (in medieval Latin 'title deed'), from munire 'fortify'