Black Rents
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Rents reserved in work, grain, or baser money than silver. Whishaw.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Rents reserved in work, grain, or baser money than silver. Wbishaw.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In old English law. Kents reserved in work, grain, provisions, or baser money, in contradistinction to those which were reserved in white money or sil ver, which were termed “white rents,” (redifus albi,) or blanch farms. Tomiins; Whishaw.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
[L. Lat. redditus nigri.] In old English law. Rents reserved in work, grain, provisions, or baser money, in contradistinction to those which were reserved in white money or silver; which were termed white rents, (redditus albi), or blanch farms. Tomlins. Whishaw. See Blanch farms.