| 释义 |
mar·chet
\ˈmärchə̇t\ noun
or mar·che·ta \märˈkād.ə\; also mer·chet \ˈmərchə̇t\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English merchet, from Anglo-French, from Latin mercatus trade, market place — more at market
: a fee paid to a British feudal lord by his tenant for marrying off a daughter or son especially to one outside the lord's jurisdiction or for the lord's waiving the droit du seigneur |