arrent
transitive verb
ar·rent
aˈrent,
əˈ-
-ed/-ing/-s
: to let or farm out at a rent
specifically : to permit the enclosure of (forestlands) with a low hedge and a ditch under a yearly rent
arrentation noun
ˌaˌrenˈtāshən
plural -s
Word History
Etymology
Middle English arenten, from Middle French arenter, from Old French, from a- (from Latin ad-) + -renter (from rente income from a property)