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 法律翻译Lester,毕业于英国一流的高级翻译学院,专注翻译各类与消费者与零售产品有关的法律文件。