quit·rent (kw t r nt )n. A rent paid by a freeman in lieu of the services required by feudal custom. [Middle English quiterent : quite, free; see quite + rent, rent; see rent1.] |
quitrent [ˈkwɪtˌrɛnt]
n
(Law) (Historical Terms) (formerly) a rent payable by a freeholder or copyholder to his lord that released him from liability to perform services
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