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ˈpenny-ˌrent ? Obs.
[See rent.]
Rent paid (or received) in money; annual (or periodical) payment in cash; income in money, revenue. b. A quit-rent of a penny.
1512Will of Westburn (Somerset Ho.), In Penny-rent. 1611Cotgr., Denier de seruice, Pennie rent: a quit or chiefe rent: or, the reseruation of a single pennie in lieu of all other rents and seruices (homage excepted). a1619Fletcher Wit without M. iii. i, What jointure can he make you? Plutarch's Morals? Or so much penny-rent in the small poets? 1655Fuller Ch. Hist. vi. v. 344 The Pensions were but bare Penny-Rent, whilst Abbey-Lands were lowly rated farre beneath their true valuation. 1673Wycherley Gentleman Dancing-M. iii. i, Though he..has two thousand five hundred seventy-three pounds sterling, twelve shillings and twopence a year penny-rent. 1729Season. Rem. Trade 24 This drains from thence the Penny⁓rents of most of the great Estates of that Kingdom [Ireland]. 1754Richardson Grandison 31 Mar.–1 Apr., He proposes a jointure of {pstlg}1200 a year penny-rents, and 400 guineas a year for her [Miss Mansfield's] private purse. |