champerty
English
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Etymology
editFrom Middle English champartie, from Middle French champart (“field rent (portion of produce of field paid to feudal lord)”), probably from Latin campī (“fields”) + pars (“part”).[1]
Noun
editchamperty (countable and uncountable, plural champerties)
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editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “champerty”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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