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thirlage
thirlage (ˈθɜːlɪdʒ) (formerly) n1. (Historical Terms) an obligation imposed upon tenants of certain lands requiring them to have their grain ground at a specified mill2. (Historical Terms) the fee paid for grinding the grain[C16: variant of earlier thrillage, from thrill, Scottish variant of thrall]Thirlage
THIRLAGE, Scotch law. The name of servitude by which lands are astricted or thirled to a particular mill, and the possessors bound to grind their grain there, for the payment of certain multures and sequels as the agreed price of grinding. Ersk. Prin. B. 2, t. 9, n. 18. |