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quitrent

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quit·rent  (kwtrnt)
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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By "what was due from the Ryazan estate" Prince Vasili meant several thousand rubles quitrent received from Pierre's peasants, which the prince had retained for himself.
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