Middle English Dictionary Entry
firmāl n.
Entry Info
| Forms | firmāl n. |
| Etymology | From ML firma rent; cp. ME ferme . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A fixed rent or tax.
Associated quotations
- (1454) Paston (Gairdner)3.7 : Of whom I shuld have certeyn evydences of the maner of Saxthorp, and rentall, and fyrmall, as I am promysed.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- (?1461) Paston2.257 : And as for Nakton, ther is..a rentall and fermall sent to hym.
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