alba firma

noun

al·​ba fir·​ma

¦al-bə-ˈfər-mə

: rent payable in silver in accordance with early English law

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, literally, white rent

First Known Use

circa 1707, in the meaning defined above

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