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Thirlage

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Definition

Thirlage (obsol.), a servitude or tenure in Scotland, by which the occupier of certain lands was bound to carry his grain to a certain mill to be ground, for which he was bound to pay a portion of the flour or meal, varying from a thirtieth to a twelfth part, which was termed 'multitude.' This servitude was commuted for an annual payment in grain by 39 Geo. 3, c. 55. See Bell's Scots Law Dict.

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