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manrents

manrents is the plural of manrent.

Meaning of manrent

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

Questions about manrents

What is manrents the plural of?
Manrents is the plural of manrent.

Words near manrents in the dictionary

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

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