noun
1. : a rent formerly often stipulated in deeds and consisting in supplying a certain amount (as a pound) of black peppercorns at stated intervals
2. : a merely nominal rent in kind operating to keep alive a title
noun
1. : a rent formerly often stipulated in deeds and consisting in supplying a certain amount (as a pound) of black peppercorns at stated intervals
2. : a merely nominal rent in kind operating to keep alive a title
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012