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Meaning of merchet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

In Middle Ages England, a fine paid to a lord on a daughter's marriage, in recompense for the loss of a worker.

obsolete

CEFR level

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

merchetum merchild Merchiston merci Mercia Mercian

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