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avenage

avenage noun: a quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent.

Noun

avenage (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent.

Origin of avenage

From Old French avenage, from avene, from Latin avena (“oats”).

Questions about avenage

What does avenage mean?
Avenage means a quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent.
What part of speech is avenage?
Avenage is a noun.

Words near avenage in the dictionary

  1. avenaceous
  2. avenacin
  3. avenacinase
  4. avenacins
  5. avenacoside
  6. avenage
  7. Avenal
  8. avenalin
  9. avenaline
  10. avenanthramide
  11. avenanthramides

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