Chiefrie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chiefrie is a noun meaning (obsolete or historical) A small rent paid to the lord paramount.
Meaning
(obsolete or historical) A small rent paid to the lord paramount.
Example Sentences
There are a thousand instances of this all over England, in reserved rents applied to hospitals, in old chiefries, and even among the clergy themselves, in those payments which, I think, they call a modus.
Word Forms
- chiefries
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heriot, boon, rentage, quitrent, capite, tribute.
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