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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Origin of quitrent

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at quit¹, rent¹

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How to use quitrent in a sentence

It is particularly the case where the cottages are the property of the labourer himself, and are held at a low quit-rent.
The Hills and the Vale|Richard Jefferies
Under the system of the quit-rent the tenant still had complete control of his land although he did not own it.
The Stronghold|Miriam Haynie
The phrase was afterwards applied to any holding of which the quit-rent was merely nominal, such as a penny, a peppercorn, &c.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various
The government held that private titles were invalid, unless confirmed by the Crown on the payment of a quit rent.
A Memoir of Sir Edmund Andros, Knt.,|William Henry Whitmore

A tenant at a quit rent is, to all intents and purposes, a proprietor; a copyholder is not less so than a freeholder.
Present Irish Questions|William O'Connor Morris

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

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