thirlage
thirlage · thirlages
The right of the owner of a mill to compel tenants to bring all their grain to that…The right of the owner of a mill to compel tenants to bring all their grain to that mill for milling.
Meaning
1 senses(Scotland, countable, historical, uncountable)The right of the owner of a mill to compel tenants to bring all their grain to that mill for milling.
Origin
An alteration of earlier thrallage. By surface analysis, thrall + -age.An alteration of earlier thrallage. By surface analysis, thrall + -age.
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Forms
plural: thirlagesWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable