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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In French use, formerly: The measurement of grain by the ‘mine’ (a measure somewhat less than two bushels).
  • noun The selling of grain by the ‘mine.’
  • noun A tax exacted from the tenant by his lord upon the amount of grain produced.
  • noun A tribute paid upon grain.

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