ferm en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /fɜː(ɹ)m/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
See farm.
Meanings
-
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) rent for a farm
He let his land to ferm.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) a farm
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) an abode or place of residence
Out of her fleshly ferme fled to the place of paine..
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ferms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |