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gersum

UK/ˈɡɜːsəm/US/ˈɡɝsəm/

gersum noun: a lump sum paid by individuals who take a lease of landed property in England.

Noun

gersum (plural gersums)

  1. (historical) A lump sum paid by individuals who take a lease of landed property in England.
    • […]but now it paieth ſeauentie pounds by weight to the King, and an hundred ſhillings for a *Gerſume to the Queene;1610, William Camden, “Northfolke”, in Philémon Holland, transl., Britain, or A Chorographicall Description of the Most Flourishing Kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland, […], London: […]...
    • Otherwise, the gersum was in ready money, and the bulk of the rent in uncoined silver.1858, James A. Morgan, “III: Money, Rent, and Agricultural Affairs”, in England under the Norman Occupation, London: Williams & Norgate, →OCLC, page 47

Forms of gersum

pluralgersums
alternative Scotlandgrassum

Origin of gersum

From Middle English gersom, gersum, from Old English gærsum, gersum, gærsuma, from Old Norse gersemi, gørsemi (“treasure”), from gerr, gǫrr (“ready”) + -semi (“-ness”), with the ending assimilated to native -sum. Compare garrison.

Questions about gersum

What does gersum mean?
Gersum means a lump sum paid by individuals who take a lease of landed property in England.
What part of speech is gersum?
Gersum is a noun.
How do you pronounce gersum?
Gersum is pronounced /ˈɡɜːsəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of gersum?
The plural of gersum is gersums.

Words near gersum in the dictionary

  1. Gerstner wave
  2. Gerstner waves
  3. Gerstners
  4. Gersts
  5. Gerstungen
  6. gersum
  7. gersums
  8. gert
  9. gert lush
  10. Gertaldi
  11. gertcha

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