THIRLAGE

Etymology

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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