conacre
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of conacre
C19: from corn 1 + acre
Example Sentences
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A thousand excuses will be made for taking partners, for subletting on the "conacre" and other systems.
From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Becker, Bernard H.
But on the estates of improving landlords in the other provinces, the rules forbid the tenant to give the use of any ground for conacre.
From The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times by Godkin, James
The neighboring gentry are bent, as conacre has ceased to pay, on supplanting the population by cattle.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
By letting this conacre land in little patches, a high rent is secured, which the tenants have no option but to promise to pay.
From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Becker, Bernard H.
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