multures

Noun

multure (countable and uncountable, plural multures)

1. A grinding of grain, or the grain that is ground.

   Synonyms:

   milling

2. (Scotland, historical) A toll paid to a miller, mill-owner etc., generally in kind, for grinding corn or pulverizing ore.
   • MULTURE, n. [L. molitura.] 1. In Scottish law, the toll or emolument given to the proprietor of a mill for grinding corn. 2. A grist or grinding.1830, Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting the Origin, Orthography, Pronunciation, and Definitions of Words, Sherman Converse, page 546

   Synonyms:

   emolument

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