multure

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multure

(ˈmʌltʃə)

1. (Agriculture) a fee formerly paid to a miller for grinding grain

2. (Historical Terms) a fee formerly paid to a miller for grinding grain

3. (Agriculture) the right to receive such a fee

4. (Historical Terms) the right to receive such a fee

[C13: from Old French moulture, from Medieval Latin molitūra a grinding, from Latin molere]

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