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mill-lands, n. pl.
[mill n.1]
Certain lands which by legal custom appertained to a corn-mill, esp. in Scotland.
1563Reg. Privy Council Scot. I. 245 Tua mylnis of North Berwick, with the myllandis, multuris, and sukkin thairof. c1680Dallas Stiles (1697) 724 The Towns, Lands, Milns, Miln-Lands, Patronages, Teinds, and other after-mentioned [etc.]. 1710Contract in Sheriff Court-bk. Inverness (MS.) (5 Apr. 1723), The miln of Davochgarrioch, miln Lands, multures, sucken, sequells and Knaveship of the samyn [etc.]. 1892Blomfield Hist. Over Heyford 15 All rents and farm of the mill-lands and tenements. |