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manrent

manrent noun: a contract, usually military and between Scottish clans, in which a weaker man or clan pledged to serve, in return for protection, a stronger lord or clan.

Noun

manrent (countable and uncountable, plural manrents)

  1. (Scotland, historical) A contract, usually military and between Scottish clans, in which a weaker man or clan pledged to serve, in return for protection, a stronger lord or clan.
    • Although there is no precise statistical analysis of assythments, bonds of manrent were only very rarely used in such circumstances.2003, Christine Peters, Women in Early Modern Britain, 1450-1640, page 25

Forms of manrent

pluralmanrents

Origin of manrent

Borrowed from Middle Scots manrent, from Northern Middle English manreden, from Old English manrǣden. Doublet of manred.

Questions about manrent

What does manrent mean?
Manrent means a contract, usually military and between Scottish clans, in which a weaker man or clan pledged to serve, in return for protection, a stronger lord or clan.
What part of speech is manrent?
Manrent is a noun.
What is the plural of manrent?
The plural of manrent is manrents.

Words near manrent in the dictionary

  1. manqué
  2. manquée
  3. manqués
  4. manred
  5. manreds
  6. manrent
  7. manrents
  8. Manresa
  9. manriding
  10. Manring
  11. Manrings

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