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arrentation

arrentation noun: a letting or renting, especially a licence to enclose land in a forest with a low hedge and ditch, under a yearly rent.

Noun

arrentation (plural arrentations)

  1. (UK, historical) A letting or renting, especially a licence to enclose land in a forest with a low hedge and ditch, under a yearly rent.

Forms of arrentation

pluralarrentations

Origin of arrentation

Compare French arrenter (“to give or take as rent”). See arendator.

Questions about arrentation

What does arrentation mean?
Arrentation means a letting or renting, especially a licence to enclose land in a forest with a low hedge and ditch, under a yearly rent.
What part of speech is arrentation?
Arrentation is a noun.
What is the plural of arrentation?
The plural of arrentation is arrentations.

Words near arrentation in the dictionary

  1. Arrellanos
  2. arrendator
  3. arrendators
  4. arrenotokous
  5. arrenotoky
  6. arrentation
  7. arrentations
  8. Arrente
  9. Arreola
  10. Arreolas
  11. arreption

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