ˈmärchə̇t noun
or mar·che·ta märˈkād.ə ; also mer·chet ˈmərchə̇t
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English merchet, from Anglo-French, from Latin mercatus trade, market place — more at market
: a fee paid to a British feudal lord by his tenant for marrying off a daughter or son especially to one outside the lord's jurisdiction or for the lord's waiving the droit du seigneur