acknowledgement-money
(US acknowledgment-money) now historical
noun
Money paid in acknowledgement of some authority or obligation; specifically money paid by a tenant on the death of a landlord, in acknowledgement of the new lord.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Mariner's Mirror.
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