Etymology

rent seck

Today it means: A right to receive rent where the tenant's goods cannot be seized as security for the payment of rent. Full definition →

Middle English rent sek ← Anglo-Norman rente sec; sec rente ← Latin siccus
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  1. Latin · derived fromsiccus
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromrente sec; sec rente
  3. Middle English · inherited fromrent sek
  4. English todayrent seck

From late Middle English rent sek, from Anglo-Norman rente sec; sec rente (literally “dry rent”), ultimately from Latin siccus. Compare Middle English secce (“dry”).

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