| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Money paid by a tenant in lieu of the service of average.[Websters]. | |
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Date "AVERPENNY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Averpenny \Av"er*pen`ny\, noun. [Aver, noun + penny.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: AVERPENNY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] Money paid towards the kings carriages by land, instead of service by the beasts in kind.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] (law, obsolete) Money paid by a tenant in lieu of the service of average. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
