multure
A grinding of grain, or the grain that is ground.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
A grinding of grain, or the grain that is ground.
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.
Origin: From , from (modern ), from , from the past participle stem of molere ‘grind’. Compare mill. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(Scotland, historical) 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 …
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(Scotland, historical, transitive) To charge a multure on.
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