multure en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmʌlt͡ʃə/
Etymology
From Middle English multūr, from Old French molture (modern French mouture), from Medieval Latin molitura, from the past participle stem of molere ‘grind’. Compare mill.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A grinding of grain, or the grain that is ground.
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(Scotland, countable, historical, uncountable) A toll paid to a miller, mill-owner etc., generally in kind, for grinding corn or pulverizing ore.
[…] quantity reserved for seed and stock. Sometimes an agreement was in operation known as dry multure, by which tenants conceded a part of their grain for the privilege of going to the market with the rest. A third species was known as the thirlage of invecta et illata, existing in most of the burghs of Scotland, by which corn, wherever grown, if brought for consumption within the […]
1963, James Edmund Handley, The Agricultural Revolution in Scotland, Burns, page 155:MULTURE, n. [L. molitura.] 1. In Scottish law, the toll or emolument given to the proprietor of a mill for grinding corn. 2. A grist or grinding.
1830, Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting the Origin, Orthography, Pronunciation, and Definitions of Words, Sherman Converse, page 546:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| multures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |