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Meaning of corrodier | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
kəˈɹəʊdɪə

Definitions

One receiving a corrody, or allowance from the Church, in return for previous payment or service (usually in the Middle Ages)

historical

Examples

“Outside the minster walls were the cottages of the corrodiers, or folk who, for a corrody, or life pittance from the abbey, had given away their lands.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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