thirlage

British  

/ ˈθɜːlɪdʒ /

noun

1. an obligation imposed upon tenants of certain lands requiring them to have their grain ground at a specified mill

2. the fee paid for grinding the grain

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Etymology

Origin of thirlage

C16: variant of earlier thrillage, from thrill, Scottish variant of _thrall

Example Sentences

He smiled a dry, humorsome smile—the smile of a shrewd miller casting up his thirlage upon the mill door when he sees the fields of his parish ripe to the harvest.

From Red Axe by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

I could speak to the thirlage of invecta et illata too, but let that pass.

From The Monastery by Scott, Walter, Sir