COSHERING

Verb

coshering

present participle of cosher

Noun

coshering (plural cosherings)

The levying of a cosher, or tribute.

Source: Wiktionary

Cosh"er*ing, n. (Old Law)

Definition: A feudal prerogative of the lord of the soil entitling him to lodging and food at his tenant's house. Burrill. Sometimes he contrived, in deflance of the law, to live by coshering, that is to say, by quartering himself on the old tentants of his family, who, wretched as was their own condition, could not refuse a portion of their pittance to one whom they still regarded as their rightful lord. Macaulay.

COSHER

Cosh"er (ksh"r), v. t. Etym: [Ir. cosair a feast, a banquet or cf. F. coucher to lie. Cf. Couch, Coshering.]

1. (Old Law)

Definition: To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of. See Coshering.

2. To treat with hospitality; to pet. [Ireland]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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