Dictionary.com

quitrent

[ kwit-rent ]
/ ˈkwɪtˌrɛnt /
Save This Word!

noun
rent paid by a freeholder or copyholder in lieu of services that might otherwise have been required.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?

Origin of quitrent

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at quit1, rent1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use quitrent in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for quitrent

quitrent
/ (ˈkwɪtˌrɛnt) /

noun
(formerly) a rent payable by a freeholder or copyholder to his lord that released him from liability to perform services
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK