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thirlage

thirlage noun: the right of the owner of a mill to compel tenants to bring all their grain to that mill for milling.

Noun

thirlage (countable and uncountable, plural thirlages)

  1. (Scotland, historical) The right of the owner of a mill to compel tenants to bring all their grain to that mill for milling.

Forms of thirlage

pluralthirlages
alternative formthrillage
alternative formthrallage
alternative formthralage

Origin of thirlage

An alteration of earlier thrallage. By surface analysis, thrall + -age.

Questions about thirlage

What does thirlage mean?
Thirlage means the right of the owner of a mill to compel tenants to bring all their grain to that mill for milling.
What part of speech is thirlage?
Thirlage is a noun.
What is the plural of thirlage?
The plural of thirlage is thirlages.

Words near thirlage in the dictionary

  1. Thirkill
  2. Thirkills
  3. Thirkleby
  4. Thirkleby High and Low with Osgodby
  5. thirl
  6. thirlage
  7. thirlages
  8. Thirlby
  9. Thirlbys
  10. Thirldene
  11. thirled

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