(in Scotland and Ireland) payment in kind, usually farm produce paid as rent
Word origin
C12: from Scottish Gaelic cāin rent, perhaps ultimately from Late Latin canōn tribute (see canon); compare Middle Irish cāin law
Examples of 'kain' in a sentence
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The tradition of kain timur requires the receiver party to reimburse the value of a gift.
Haryanto Haryanto 2017, 'Power in the Tradition of Kain Timur Exchange: A Study of Using Tradition to Get Supportin the Local Election in South Sorong 2010', PCD Online Journalhttps://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/pcd/article/view/26291. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)