fiar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One in whom the property of an estate is vested, subject to the estate of a liferenter.
  2. The price of grain in the counties of Scotland, as legally fixed on an annual basis.

Word forms

fiar fiars

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps from fee + -ar, compare feuar.

Derived words

fiars prices
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