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单词 quitrent
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quitrent

[ kwit-rent ]
/ ˈkwɪtˌrɛnt /

noun

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

Origin of quitrent

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at quit1, rent1

Words nearby quitrent

quitclaim deed, quite, quite a bit, Quito, qui transtulit sustinet, quitrent, quits, quittance, quitted trick, quitter, quittor
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Example sentences from the Web for quitrent

  • The amount of the quitrent in the Northern Neck was the same as elsewhere in Virginia—two shillings annually for 100 acres.

    Mother Earth|W. Stitt Robinson, Jr.

  • On other estates the serfs' compulsory labor was commuted for a quitrent.

    War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy

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

    History of Prince Edward Island|Duncan Campbell

British Dictionary definitions for quitrent

quitrent
/ (ˈkwɪtˌrɛnt) /

noun

(formerly) a rent payable by a freeholder or copyholder to his lord that released him from liability to perform services
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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