Quitrent
[kwit-rent] /ˈkwɪtˌrɛnt/
noun
1.
paid by a freeholder or copyholder in lieu of services that might otherwise have been required.
/ˈkwɪtˌrɛnt/
noun
1.
(formerly) a rent payable by a freeholder or copyholder to his lord that released him from liability to perform services
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