单词 | gavelage |
释义 | † gavelagen. Obsolete. rare. Rent, or other periodical payment. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > hire or rent > rent (land or real property) > [noun] gavela1121 rentc1300 rental1441 gavelagec1450 rentage1633 mail duty1638 galea1687 wayleave1729 c1450 Surtees Misc. (1888) 63 Every Burgese sshall gyff to ye Lord one tyme in ye ȝere, a farme for hys tenement, the qwyche is called the gaffelage. 1697 A. de la Pryme Diary 1 Apr. (1870) i. 126 The cryer crys thus..Whay! whay! whay! Pay your gavelage, ha! Between this and Michaelmas day, Or you'll be fined, I say... This is the true origin of the proverb [Scarburg Warning], for this custome of gavelage is a certain tribute that every house pays to the [a word illegible] when he is pleased to call for it, and he gives not above one day warning, and may call for it when he pleases. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.c1450 |
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