multure

American  

[muhl-cher] / ˈmʌl tʃər /

noun

Scots Law.

1. a toll or fee given to the proprietor of a mill for the grinding of grain, usually consisting of a fixed proportion of the grain brought or of the flour made.

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multure British  

/ ˈmʌltʃə /

noun

1. a fee formerly paid to a miller for grinding grain

2. the right to receive such a fee

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Etymology

Origin of multure

1250–1300; Middle English multir < Old French molture < Medieval Latin molitūra a grinding, equivalent to Latin molit ( us ) (past participle of molere ) to grind + -ūra -ure

Example Sentences

Likewise, her dower shall be upon Wildschloss—where the soil is of the richest pasture, and there are no less than three mills, whence the lord obtains large rights of multure.

From The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

"It will not be the worse of another bolting," said the Miller; "it is always best to be sure, as I say when I chance to take multure twice from the same meal-sack."

From The Monastery by Scott, Walter, Sir

Took a load of corn and stole a half-bushel; mooter, or multure, is the toll of meal taken by the miller for grinding the corn: mooter-poke, or multure-pocket, is accordingly a nickname for a miller.

From Yorkshire Dialect Poems (1673-1915) and traditional poems by Moorman, Frederic William