multure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A grinding of grain, or the grain that is ground.
  2. A toll paid to a miller, mill-owner etc., generally in kind, for grinding corn or pulverizing ore.
verb
  1. To charge a multure on.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌlt͡ʃə/

Word forms

multure multures multuring multured

Etymology

From Middle English multūr, from Old French molture (modern French mouture), from Medieval Latin molitura, from the past participle stem of molere ‘grind’. Compare mill.

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