Chalder
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chalder is a noun meaning An old Scottish dry measure, equal to 16 bolls.
Meaning
An old Scottish dry measure, equal to 16 bolls.
Example Sentences
[T]he valuation of lands, tenor of leaſes, the rents, the entails, rent charges, life rents, and payments for or out of land revenue, are all reckoned in Scotland by the chalder, boll, firlot, and lippy, and cannot be altered; [...]
Word Forms
- chalders
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include boll, chaldron, sester, falt, seam, strick.
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