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
6 January 2025
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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