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FIAR
Etymology
Noun
fiar (plural fiars)
(Scotland, law) One in whom the property of an estate is vested, subject to the estate of a liferenter.
The price of grain in the counties of Scotland, as legally fixed on an annual basis.
Anagrams
• RIFA, fair
Source: Wiktionary
Fi"ar ( or ), n. Etym: [See Feuar.]
1. (Scots Law)
Definition: One in whom the property of an estate is vested, subject to the estate of a life renter. I am fiar of the lands; she a life renter. Sir W. Scott.
2. pl.
Definition: The price of grain, as legally fixed, in the counties of Scotland, for the current year.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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