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Meaning of chalder | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

An old Scottish dry measure, equal to 16 bolls.

Examples

“[T]he valuation of lands, tenor of leaſes, the rents, the entails, rent⟳ charges, life rents, and payments for or out of land⟳ revenue, are all reckoned in Scotland by the chalder, boll, firlot, and lippy, and cannot be altered; [...]”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Chaldiran chaldron Chale Chalepah chalepin Chalet

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