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thirlage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thirlage
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The right of the owner of a mill to compel tenants to bring all their grain to that mill for milling.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

An alteration of earlier thrallage. By surface analysis, thrall + -age.

Usage

Inflected Forms

thirlages (plural) thrillage (alternative) thrallage (alternative) thralage (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

thirl multure

Questions

What does thirlage mean?
The right of the owner of a mill to compel tenants to bring all their grain to that mill for milling.
Where does thirlage come from?
An alteration of earlier thrallage. By surface analysis, thrall + -age.

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