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avercorn

avercorn noun: a reserved rent in corn, formerly paid to religious houses by their tenants or farmers.

Noun

avercorn (uncountable)

  1. A reserved rent in corn, formerly paid to religious houses by their tenants or farmers.

Questions about avercorn

What does avercorn mean?
Avercorn means a reserved rent in corn, formerly paid to religious houses by their tenants or farmers.
What part of speech is avercorn?
Avercorn is a noun.

Words near avercorn in the dictionary

  1. Averas
  2. averbal
  3. Averbuch
  4. Averch-Johnson effect
  5. Averch-Johnson effects
  6. avercorn
  7. averdupois
  8. avered
  9. Averett
  10. Averette
  11. Averettes

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