thirlage
/ (ˈθɜːlɪdʒ) /
nounScots law (formerly)
an obligation imposed upon tenants of certain lands requiring them to have their grain ground at a specified mill
the fee paid for grinding the grain
Origin of thirlage
1C16: variant of earlier thrillage, from thrill, Scottish variant of thrall
Words Nearby thirlage
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How to use thirlage in a sentence
I could speak to the thirlage of invecta et illata too, but let that pass.
The Monastery | Sir Walter ScottStatutory provision has been made for the commutation of these duties (thirlage Act 1799), and they have now almost disappeared.
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