reap-silver

English

Etymology

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Noun

reap-silver (uncountable)

1. (historical) In the Middle Ages in England, money paid by servile tenants to their lord, in lieu of reaping his corn or grain.

References

• “rep-silver”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• prevailers, reprievals