merchet
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of merchet
C13: from Anglo-French, literally: market
Example Sentences
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If, on the one hand, not all the serfs paid merchet, on155 the other there is sufficient evidence to show that it was paid in some cases by free people.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
The difference between villein and free man lessened but landlords usually still had profits of villein bondage, such as heriot, merchet, and chevage.
From Our Legal Heritage by Reilly, S. A.
We cannot admit even for one moment that the whole peasant population of entire counties was descended from personal slaves, as the diffusion of merchet would lead us to suppose.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
Bracton remarks that the82 payment of merchet, i.e. of a fine for giving away one's daughter to be married, is not in keeping with personal freedom.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
O liberales clerics N� merchet rehte wi dem si Date: vobis dabitur Ir s�lt lan offen iwer t�r Vagis et egentibus So gewinnet ihr das himelh�s, Et in perenni gaudio Alsus als�, alsus als�!
From Gaudeamus! Humorous Poems by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von
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