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reap-silver

reap-silver noun: in the Middle Ages in England, money paid by servile tenants to their lord, in lieu of reaping his corn or grain.

Noun

reap-silver (uncountable)

  1. (historical) In the Middle Ages in England, money paid by servile tenants to their lord, in lieu of reaping his corn or grain.

Origin of reap-silver

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Questions about reap-silver

What does reap-silver mean?
Reap-silver means in the Middle Ages in England, money paid by servile tenants to their lord, in lieu of reaping his corn or grain.
What part of speech is reap-silver?
Reap-silver is a noun.

Words near reap-silver in the dictionary

  1. reap the benefits
  2. reap the harvest
  3. reap the whirlwind
  4. reap what one sows
  5. reap'd
  6. reap-silver
  7. reap-time
  8. reapable
  9. reape
  10. reaped
  11. reaped the benefits

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