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Thirlage
Pronunciation : Thirl"age
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Thrall.] (Scots Law)
Definition : Defn: The right which the owner of a mill possesses, by contract or law, to compel the tenants of a certain district, or of his sucken, to bring all their grain to his mill for grinding. Erskine.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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