| 单词 | peppercorn rent |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspeppercorn rent peppercorn rent n. a rent of a peppercorn, a nominal rent (see sense A. 1b); also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > hire or rent > rent (land or real property) > [noun] > nominal peppercorn1577 peppercorn rent1582 blanch farm1598 1582 in A. H. Smith et al. Papers N. Bacon of Stiffkey (1983) II. 210 Nathaniell shall lease his moiety of the lands..to James for seven years..for a peppercorn rent. 1700 S. Parker Homer in Nutshell Ep. Ded. Our Tribute's but a Peppercorn-rent. 1844 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 755/2 Church roofs new slated, at the cost and charge of the people who do not go to church:—and they call that paying a peppercorn rent to God. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 107/1 Burlington House..was granted to the Academy for 999 years at a peppercorn rent. 2003 Evening News (Edinburgh) (Nexis) 19 May 17 The centre..currently pays the council a peppercorn rent to use the former high school. < as lemmas |
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