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chiefrie

chiefrie noun: a small rent paid to the lord paramount.

Noun

chiefrie (plural chiefries)

  1. (historical, obsolete) A small rent paid to the lord paramount.
    • There are a thousand instances of this all over England, in reserved rents applied to hospitals, in old chiefries, and even among the clergy themselves, in those payments which, I think, they call a modus.May 24 1711, Jonathan Swift, The Examiner, Number 42

Forms of chiefrie

pluralchiefries

Questions about chiefrie

What does chiefrie mean?
Chiefrie means a small rent paid to the lord paramount.
What part of speech is chiefrie?
Chiefrie is a noun.
What is the plural of chiefrie?
The plural of chiefrie is chiefries.

Words near chiefrie in the dictionary

  1. chiefliest
  2. chiefling
  3. chieflings
  4. chiefly
  5. chiefness
  6. chiefrie
  7. chiefries
  8. chiefry
  9. chiefs
  10. chiefs of party
  11. chiefs of police

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