MARCHET

Mar"chet, Mer"chet, n. Etym: [LL. marcheta; of uncertain origin.]

Definition: In old English and in Scots law, a fine paid to the lord of the soil by a tenant upon the marriage of one the tenant's daughters.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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8 February 2025

STATE

(noun) the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; “the state has lowered its income tax”


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