Multure
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmʌlt͡ʃə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Multure is a noun meaning A grinding of grain, or the grain that is ground.
Meaning
A grinding of grain, or the grain that is ground.
More Meanings
- (Scotland, historical) A toll paid to a miller, mill-owner etc., generally in kind, for grinding corn or pulverizing ore.
- (Scotland, historical, transitive) To charge a multure on.
Example Sentences
MULTURE, n. [L. molitura.] 1. In Scottish law, the toll or emolument given to the proprietor of a mill for grinding corn. 2. A grist or grinding.
[…] quantity reserved for seed and stock. Sometimes an agreement was in operation known as dry multure, by which tenants conceded a part of their grain for the privilege of going to the market with the rest. A third species was known as the thirlage of invecta et illata, existing in most of the burghs of Scotland, by which corn, wherever grown, if brought for consumption within the […]
Word Forms
- multures
- multuring
- multured
Synonyms for multure
Depending on context, synonyms include milling, emolument.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grind, grit, grout, milldust, smuttings, triturature.
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