multure

The miller collects the multure from the farmer.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fee for grinding grain: "multure" refers to a toll or payment, often in the form of grain or money, given to the miller for grinding corn or wheat at a mill.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The farmer paid a multure of one bushel for every ten bushels of wheat ground. (A toll of grain given to the miller.)
  • The miller's income relied heavily on the multure collected from local villagers. (The fee for grinding services.)

Advanced Usage

• "to exact multure": to demand or collect the grinding fee.
  • The lord had the right to exact multure from all tenants who used his mill. (To enforce the payment for milling.)

Variants and Related Words

• Multure (adj): pertaining to the payment of such a fee (rare usage).
  • The multure system was a common feudal practice. (Relating to the grinding toll.)

Synonyms

• Milling toll: a fee for grinding grain.
• Grinding fee: payment for the service of milling.

Related Idioms

• Pay one's multure: to fulfill an obligation or settle a debt (archaic).
  • He had to pay his multure before taking the flour home. (To settle the required payment.)

Phrasal Verbs

• Multure out: to distribute grain as payment for milling (historical usage).
  • The miller would multure out a portion of the flour to the lord. (To give a share as compensation.)