- averpenny
- A feudal tenant's payment of money in lieu of average.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Averpenny — Av er*pen ny, n. [Aver, n. + penny.] (Old Eng. Law) Money paid by a tenant in lieu of the service of average. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
averpenny — see aver … Useful english dictionary
Average — Av er*age, n. [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. av[ e]rage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
General average — Average Av er*age, n. [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. av[ e]rage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
On an average — Average Av er*age, n. [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. av[ e]rage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Particular average — Average Av er*age, n. [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. av[ e]rage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Petty averages — Average Av er*age, n. [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. av[ e]rage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penny — A cent in United States or Canadian money, the coin of lowest denomination. A British coin equaling one twelfth of a shilling. See averpenny; bord halfpenny; testing penny; God s penny; hundred penny; inpeny; outpenny; pence … Ballentine's law dictionary
