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merchet

merchet noun: in Middle Ages England, a fine paid to a lord on a daughter's marriage, in recompense for the loss of a worker.

Noun

merchet (plural merchets)

  1. (obsolete) In Middle Ages England, a fine paid to a lord on a daughter's marriage, in recompense for the loss of a worker.

Forms of merchet

pluralmerchets

Origin of merchet

From Welsh merched, plural form of merch (“daughter”).

Questions about merchet

What does merchet mean?
Merchet means in Middle Ages England, a fine paid to a lord on a daughter's marriage, in recompense for the loss of a worker.
What part of speech is merchet?
Merchet is a noun.
What is the plural of merchet?
The plural of merchet is merchets.

Words near merchet in the dictionary

  1. merchaunts
  2. merched
  3. mercheen
  4. mercheens
  5. merches
  6. merchet
  7. merchets
  8. merchetum
  9. merchild
  10. merchildren
  11. merching

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