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corrodies

corrodies is the plural of corrody.

Meaning of corrody

Noun

corrody (plural corrodies)

  1. (historical, obsolete) A form of pension or annuity given by a religious institution as provision for maintenance.
    • The corrody became first and foremost a grant of money or victuals, or other means of livelihood, made by a monastery or other religious or charitable corporation to dependents on its bounty.1983, Richard I Harper, “A Note on Corrodies in the Fourteenth Century”, in Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, volume 15, number 2, page 95

Questions about corrodies

What is corrodies the plural of?
Corrodies is the plural of corrody.

Words near corrodies in the dictionary

  1. corrodibilities
  2. corrodibility
  3. corrodible
  4. corrodier
  5. corrodiers
  6. corrodies
  7. corroding
  8. corroding lead
  9. corrodingly
  10. corrodings
  11. corrody

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