quit rent
quit rent. Hist. A payment to a feudal lord by a freeholder or copyholder, so called because upon payment the tenant goes “quit and free” (discharged) of all other services. — Also spelled quitrent. — Also termed quietus redditus.
quit rent. Hist. A payment to a feudal lord by a freeholder or copyholder, so called because upon payment the tenant goes “quit and free” (discharged) of all other services. — Also spelled quitrent. — Also termed quietus redditus.