multure

noun

mul·ture ˈməl-chər

Scottish usually

ˈmü-tər

chiefly Scotland

: a fee for grinding grain at a mill

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Etymology

Middle English multyr, from Anglo-French multure, molture, literally, grinding, from Vulgar Latin *molitura, from Latin molitus, past participle of molere to grind — more at meal

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14th century, in the meaning defined above

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