avenage

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noun

A quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent.

OriginOld French avenage ← Latin avena →
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Meanings

nounavenage (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablelawA quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent.

Origin

  1. Latinavena“oats”
  2. Old Frenchavenage
  3. Englishavenage

From Old French avenage, from avene, from Latin avena (“oats”).

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APA

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

MLA

“avenage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avenage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “avenage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avenage.

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