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coshery

coshery noun: the ancient right of an Irish chief to quarter himself and his retainers on his tenantry.

Noun

coshery (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The ancient right of an Irish chief to quarter himself and his retainers on his tenantry.

Questions about coshery

What does coshery mean?
Coshery means the ancient right of an Irish chief to quarter himself and his retainers on his tenantry.
What part of speech is coshery?
Coshery is a noun.

Words near coshery in the dictionary

  1. cosherer
  2. cosherers
  3. coshering
  4. cosherings
  5. coshers
  6. coshery
  7. coshes
  8. Cosheston
  9. COSHH
  10. coshift
  11. coshifts

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