Pronunciation : Ferm, Ferme
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Farm.]
Definition : Defn: Rent for a farm; a farm; also, an abode; a place of residence; as, he let his land to ferm. [Obs.] Out of her fleshy ferme fled to the place of pain. Spenser.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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