arrentation

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noun

A letting or renting, especially a licence to enclose land in a forest with a low hedge and ditch, under a yearly rent.

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Meanings

nounarrentation (plural arrentations)

plural arrentations

  1. UKhistoricallawA letting or renting, especially a licence to enclose land in a forest with a low hedge and ditch, under a yearly rent.

Origin

Compare French arrenter (“to give or take as rent”). See arendator.

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APA

arrentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrentation

MLA

“arrentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrentation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arrentation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrentation.

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