quitrent
English
noun
Definitions
- A rent reserved in grants of land, by the payment of which the tenant is quit (absolved) from other service.
Etymology
Compound from English quit (small passerine bird) + English rent (a profit).
Origin
English
rent
Gloss
a profit
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Renthead English
- acquit English
- antirent English
- bananaquit English
- forerent English
- grassquit English
- liferent English
- manrent English
- orangequit English
- overrent English
- quasi-rent English
- quit English
- quitline English
- quitsies English
- quittable English
- quittal English
- ragequit English
- rent English
- rent-free English
- rent-seeking English
- rentability English
- rentable English
- rental English
- rentback English
- rentcharge English
- rentee English
- renter English
- renthouse English
- rentor English
- rerent English
- subrent English
- unrent English
- ränttü Finnish
- quiten Middle English
- rent Middle English