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quitrent

American

[kwit-rent] / ˈkwɪtˌrɛnt /

noun

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

quitrent British

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of quitrent

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

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quitrent

Those who brought in new settlers got headrights of land and could purchase more, but owed an annual quitrent in return.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

They granted headrights to settlers and sold much larger tracts of land to developers and speculators, subject to an annual quitrent.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

Well-connected settlers could receive even larger grants, or purchase land for low prices and an annual fee, or quitrent.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

Under agents Brent and Fitzhugh one exception occurred with the attempt in 1694 to double the quitrent and thereby maintain the same scale as was customary in Maryland at the time.

From Mother Earth Land Grants in Virginia 1607-1699 by Walter Stitt Robinson

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

From History of Prince Edward Island by Duncan Campbell

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