reap-silver

noun

In the Middle Ages in England, money paid by servile tenants to their lord, in lieu of reaping his corn or grain.

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Meanings

nounreap-silver (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableIn the Middle Ages in England, money paid by servile tenants to their lord, in lieu of reaping his corn or grain.

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

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

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