Definitions for quitrent

quitrent quit·rent

Spelling: [kwit-rent]
IPA: /ˈkwɪtˌrɛnt/

Quitrent is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 151 anagrams from letters in quitrent (einqrttu).

Definitions for quitrent

noun

  1. rent paid by a freeholder or copyholder in lieu of services that might otherwise have been required.

Origin of quitrent

late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75; See origin at quit1, rent1

Examples for quitrent

On other estates the serfs' compulsory labor was commuted for a quitrent.

The amount of the quitrent in the Northern Neck was the same as elsewhere in Virginia—two shillings annually for 100 acres.

I am exceedingly anxious to learn the fate of the quitrent bill.

Word Value for quitrent
Scrable

17

Words with friends

19

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