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 译员William,毕业于欧洲顶尖的高级翻译学院,专注翻译各种与区块链技术与数字货币有关的法律文件。