Merchet Definition

noun

(obsolete) In Middle Ages England, a fine paid to a lord on a daughter's marriage, in recompense for the loss of a worker.

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Other Word Forms of Merchet

Noun

Singular:
merchet
Plural:
merchets

Origin of Merchet

  • From Welsh merched, plural form of merch, daughter.

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