Ulster custom

noun

A custom that gave tenants of Ulster in Ireland a reasonable expectation of security of tenure as long as they paid their rent, and allowed them to sell the right to occupy their holding to another tenant acceptable to the landlord.

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Meanings

noun
  1. IrelandhistoricalA custom that gave tenants of Ulster in Ireland a reasonable expectation of security of tenure as long as they paid their rent, and allowed them to sell the right to occupy their holding to another tenant acceptable to the landlord.
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APA

Ulster custom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ulster%20custom

MLA

“Ulster custom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ulster%20custom. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ulster custom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ulster%20custom.

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