What does quit-rent mean?
Quit-rent means Alternative spelling of quitrent..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative spelling of quitrent..
He, too, was a knight, possessing quit-rents, a mill, and some woodland; his brothers held their share of an enfeoffed inheritance from him, according to the system of inheritance which was practised among the nobility; his wife was 'Dame Mary, the steward's lady'.
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Quit-rent means Alternative spelling of quitrent..
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He, too, was a knight, possessing quit-rents, a mill, and some woodland; his brothers held their share of an enfeoffed inheritance from him, according to the system of inheritance which was practised among the nobility; his wife was 'Dame Mary, the steward's lady'.
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