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quit·rent
/
ˈkwɪtˌrɛnt
/
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kwit
-rent
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noun
rent
paid by a freeholder or copyholder in lieu of services that might otherwise have been required.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English;
see
quit
1
,
rent
1
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quitrent
(ˈkwɪtˌrɛnt)
—
n
(formerly) a rent payable by a freeholder or copyholder to his lord that released him from liability to perform services
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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