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Use "quitrents" in a sentence
"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."