- drengage
- \\ˈdreŋ(g)ij\ noun
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Etymology: Medieval Latin drengagium, from Middle English dreng + Medieval Latin -agium -age (from Old French -age)old English law : the tenure or service of a dreng
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
drengage
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Drengage — Dren gage, n. (O. Eng. Law) The tenure by which a drench held land. [Obs.] Burrill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drengage — dren·gage … English syllables
drengage — /drerj(g)sj/ The tenure by which the drenches, or drenges, held their lands. A variety of feudal tenure by serjeanty (q.v.), often occurring in the northern counties of England, involving a kind of general service … Black's law dictionary
drengage — /drerj(g)sj/ The tenure by which the drenches, or drenges, held their lands. A variety of feudal tenure by serjeanty (q.v.), often occurring in the northern counties of England, involving a kind of general service … Black's law dictionary
drengage — The land tenure of a dreng … Ballentine's law dictionary
