multure

English

Etymology

From Middle English multūr, from Old French molture (modern French mouture), from Medieval Latin molitura, from the past participle stem of molere ‘grind’. Compare mill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌlt͡ʃə/
• Rhymes: -ʌltʃə(ɹ)

Noun

multure (countable and uncountable, plural multures)

1. A grinding of grain, or the grain that is ground.
2. (Scotland, historical) A toll paid to a miller, mill-owner etc., generally in kind, for grinding corn or pulverizing ore.

See also

• thirlage

Verb

multure (third-person singular simple present multures, present participle multuring, simple past and past participle multured)

1. (Scotland, historical, transitive) To charge a multure on.

Scots

Etymology

From Old French molture (modern French mouture), from Medieval Latin molitura, from the past participle stem of molere ‘grind’. Compare mill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌlt͡ʃə/

Noun

multure (plural multures)

1. (historical, agriculture) multure