quitrent
[ kwit-rent ]
/ ˈkwɪtˌrɛnt /
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noun
rent paid by a freeholder or copyholder in lieu of services that might otherwise have been required.
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quitrent
/ (ˈkwɪtˌrɛnt) /
noun
(formerly) a rent payable by a freeholder or copyholder to his lord that released him from liability to perform services
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