quitrent

[ kwit-rent ]

noun

1. rent rent paid by a freeholder or copyholder in lieu of services that might otherwise have been required.

quitrent

/ ˈkwɪtˌrɛnt /

noun

1. (formerly) a rent payable by a freeholder or copyholder to his lord that released him from liability to perform services

Word History and Origins

Origin of quitrent¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; quit ¹, rent ¹

Example Sentences

The amount of the quitrent in the Northern Neck was the same as elsewhere in Virginia—two shillings annually for 100 acres.

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I am exceedingly anxious to learn the fate of the quitrent bill.

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On other estates the serfs' compulsory labor was commuted for a quitrent.

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