Middle English Dictionary Entry
quiē̆t-rent n.
Entry Info
Forms | quiē̆t-rent n. |
Etymology | From quiē̆t(e adj. & rent(e n.; cp. quī̆t(e-rent(e n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Law A rent paid in discharge of services, quitrent.
Associated quotations
- (1469-71) Stonor1.106 : Paid to my lord of Cauntterbury baly for quiet rent goyng oute of the maner of Horton, ij s.