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单词 thirlage
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Example sentences from the Web for thirlage

  • I could speak to the thirlage of invecta et illata too, but let that pass.

    The Monastery|Sir Walter Scott
  • Statutory provision has been made for the commutation of these duties (Thirlage Act 1799), and they have now almost disappeared.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9|Various

thirlage

/ (ˈθɜːlɪdʒ) /

noun Scots law (formerly)

an obligation imposed upon tenants of certain lands requiring them to have their grain ground at a specified mill
the fee paid for grinding the grain

Word Origin for thirlage

C16: variant of earlier thrillage, from thrill, Scottish variant of thrall

Words nearby thirlage

third ventriculostomy, Third Way, Third World, Third Worlder, thirl, thirlage, Thirlmere, thirst, thirst trap, thirsty, thirteen
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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