Meaning of quitrenter | Babel Free

Definitions

One who possesses land in return for the payment of a quitrent.

Examples

“According to the proposals that Deputy Governor Lawrie drew up for the Scots, any tenant who was willing to transport⟳ himself to East Jersey would be granted both land⟳ and stock⟳ for fourteen years, paying half of the increase⟳ on the stock⟳ to the proprietors during the second half of that term. As an inducement to attract⟳ settlers, the proprietors promised to grant the land⟳ outright to the tenant at the end⟳ of the fourteen years, subject only to the payment of an annual quitrenter. By offering such incentives, the proprietors created a social position, the quitrenter, that did not exist⟳ in Northeastern Scotland. Nonetheless, the creation of quitrenters would require⟳ fourteen years’ residence in the colony and thus posed no immediate threat to the proprietary plan⟳.”

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