chief rentsglossary / CHIEF RENTS chief rents. Hist. A small, fixed, annual rent payable to the lord by a freeholder of a manor; annual quit rent. • Chief rents were abolished in 1922. See QUIT RENT. 词条贡献者 资深译员Calvin,毕业于亚洲一流的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译各类与复杂技术交易相关的法律文件。