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Definition: ARRENTATION

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. A letting or renting, esp. a license to inclose land in a forest with a low hedge and a ditch, under a yearly rent.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Arrentation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: ARRENTATION

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] In the forest laws of England, a licensing the owner of land in a forest, to inclose it with a small ditch and low hedge, in consideration of a yearly rent. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: ARRENTATION

Arrentation

Arrentation (Lat. arrendare), in the forest laws of England, is the licensing an owner of land in a forest, to enclose it with a small ditch and low hedge, in consideration of an annual rent.

References

  • This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain. [1]

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