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runrig

runrig noun: a system of land tenure in which farmland was divided into irregular strips and allocated to tenants in rotation; a strip of such land.

Noun

runrig (usually uncountable, plural runrigs)

  1. (historical, usually) A system of land tenure in which farmland was divided into irregular strips and allocated to tenants in rotation; a strip of such land.
    Synonyms:
    rundale

Synonyms of runrig

Forms of runrig

pluralrunrigs
alternative formrunridge

Origin of runrig

From run + rig (“ridge”).

Questions about runrig

What does runrig mean?
Runrig means a system of land tenure in which farmland was divided into irregular strips and allocated to tenants in rotation; a strip of such land.
What part of speech is runrig?
Runrig is a noun.
What is the plural of runrig?
The plural of runrig is runrigs.

Words near runrig in the dictionary

  1. runpasts
  2. runproof
  3. runrate
  4. runrates
  5. runridge
  6. runrig
  7. runround
  8. runrounds
  9. runs
  10. runs a bath
  11. runs a fever

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