esplees

[ ih-spleez ]

noun(used with a plural verb)Law.
  1. the yield from land, as produce or rents.

Origin of esplees

1
1590–1600; <Anglo-French esple(t)z<Medieval Latin explēta, plural of explētum revenue, replacing Latin explicitum something unfolded. See exploit1

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