marchet
noun
mar·chet
ˈmärchə̇t
variants
or marcheta
or less commonly merchet
märˈkātə
ˈmərchə̇t
plural -s
: a fee paid to a British feudal lord by his tenant for marrying off a daughter or son especially to one outside the lord's jurisdiction or for the lord's waiving the droit du seigneur
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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