(a) The arrangement by which one has the use of land (or has the privilege of collecting revenues) in return for fixed payment; a lease; a stewardship; (b) land or other property leased or farmed out in this manner; (c) ~ hold, ~ lond, a tract of leased or rented land.

(a) A payment made for the use of land (a house, mill, etc.); payment for the privilege of collecting revenues; a rent payment; half-yer ~, rent for half a year; reisen ~, to collect a rent; (b) ~ corn, grain as rent, a money payment in lieu of such a rent; ~ fultum, ~ penes, some kind of manorial rents; (c) a royal rent, a tax; also, tribute from a conquered country; kinges ~, tax or toll levied for the king; ~ of the toun, tax collected by a town.

(a) leten (putten, setten, taken) to ~, putten (setten) out to ~, putten into ~, to farm out (something), to grant the use or revenues of (something) in return for a fixed payment; setten ~, to give (someone) a lease or a stewardship; (b) gon to ~, to be farmed out; (c) haven (holden, taken) to ~, haven (taken) in ~, taken ~, to rent or lease (something), to have the use or revenues of (something) in return for a fixed payment.