thirlage (countable and uncountable, plural thirlages)
(historical, Scotland) The right of the owner of a mill to compel tenants to bring all their grain to that mill for milling.
• Gilreath, Iglehart, litharge
Source: Wiktionary
Thirl"age, n. Etym: [Cf. Thrall.] (Scots Law)
Definition: The right which the owner of a mill possesses, by contract or law, to compel the tenants of a certain district, or of his sucken, to bring all their grain to his mill for grinding. Erskine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 June 2025
(noun) members of a family line; “his people have been farmers for generations”; “are your people still alive?”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
