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Webster 1913 Edition

Avenage

Av′e-nage

,
Noun.
[F.
avenage
, fr. L.
avena
oats.]
(Old Law)
A quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent.
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Webster 1828 Edition

Avenage

AV'ENAGE

,
Noun.
A certain quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent or other duty.

Definition 2024

avenage

avenage

English

Noun

avenage ‎(uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, law) A quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent.

References

  • avenage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1914

Etymology

Old French avenage, from avene, from Latin avena oats

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