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arendator

arendator noun: in the Russian Empire, a person who farmed local rents or revenues.

Noun

arendator (plural arendators)

  1. (historical) In the Russian Empire, a person who farmed local rents or revenues.
    • The arendator collects the stated imposts merely from the boors, which amount to no great matter1799, William Tooke, A View of the Russian Empire during the Reign of Catharine II and to the close of the present Century

Forms of arendator

pluralarendators
alternative formarrendator

Origin of arendator

From Russian аренда́тор (arendátor), from Latin arendator, arrendator, from arendare, arrendare (“to pay rent”), from arenda (“yearly rent”), from ad + renda (whence French rente, English rent). Compare arrentation and rent.

Questions about arendator

What does arendator mean?
Arendator means in the Russian Empire, a person who farmed local rents or revenues.
What part of speech is arendator?
Arendator is a noun.
What is the plural of arendator?
The plural of arendator is arendators.

Words near arendator in the dictionary

  1. arenchymatic
  2. Arencibia
  3. Arencibias
  4. Arendal
  5. arendar
  6. arendator
  7. arendators
  8. Arends
  9. Arendses
  10. Arendt
  11. Arendtian

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