Dictionary - Definition of BLACK RENT


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. An alternative spelling for "Blackmail , 3": A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. An alternative spelling for "Blackmail , 3": A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Common Expressions: BLACK RENT

Expressions	Definition
Black rent	See Blackmail , 3. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top