thirlage
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Alteration of earlier thrallage, equivalent to thrall + -age.
Noun
[edit]thirlage (countable and uncountable, plural thirlages)
- (historical, Scotland) The right of the owner of a mill to compel tenants to bring all their grain to that mill for milling.