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rent seck

rent seck noun: a right to receive rent where the tenant's goods cannot be seized as security for the payment of rent.

Noun

rent seck (plural rents seck)

  1. A right to receive rent where the tenant's goods cannot be seized as security for the payment of rent.

Forms of rent seck

pluralrents seck

Origin of rent seck

From late Middle English rent sek, from Anglo-Norman rente sec; sec rente (literally “dry rent”), ultimately from Latin siccus. Compare Middle English secce (“dry”).

Questions about rent seck

What does rent seck mean?
Rent seck means a right to receive rent where the tenant's goods cannot be seized as security for the payment of rent.
What part of speech is rent seck?
Rent seck is a noun.
What is the plural of rent seck?
The plural of rent seck is rents seck.

Words near rent seck in the dictionary

  1. rent party
  2. rent review
  3. rent reviews
  4. rent roll
  5. rent rolls
  6. rent seck
  7. rent seekers
  8. rent seeking
  9. rent strike
  10. rent strikes
  11. Rent's rule

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