arrentation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A letting or renting, especially a licence to enclose land in a forest with a low hedge and ditch, under a yearly rent.

Word forms

arrentation arrentations

Etymology

Compare French arrenter (“to give or take as rent”). See arendator.

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