quitrent

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noun

A rent reserved in grants of land, by the payment of which the tenant is quit (absolved) from other service.

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Meanings

nounquitrent (plural quitrents)

plural quitrents · alternative quit rent · alternative quit-rent

  1. economicsA rent reserved in grants of land, by the payment of which the tenant is quit (absolved) from other service.

Origin

Compound of quit + rent.

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Translations

Russian обро́к
  • обро́к (obrók)a rent reserved in grants of land, by the payment of which the tenant is quit (absolved) from other service
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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