merchet

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Synonyms: merkhet, marchet

Antonyms: merkhet, marchet

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} In [[Middle Ages]] [[England]], a fine paid to a [[lord]] on a daughter's marriage, in recompense for the loss of a worker.

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