Definition of "quitrents" []

• Plural form of quitrent. (noun)

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• "These rents, called quitrents, were payable in some cases in money, and sometimes in commodities, like wheat."
• "Before the day was out, Governor Randolph assured delegates from the Northern Neck that federal courts would never force them to pay quitrents: The Virginia legislature had laid that issue to rest forever."
• "But if quitrents could be pursued in chancery courts operating without juries and with an official specifically charged with collecting judgments, they could become a formidable engine for harassing political opponents and a stable stream of public revenue."