FEE FARM RENT
\fˈiː fˈɑːm ɹˈɛnt], \fˈiː fˈɑːm ɹˈɛnt], \f_ˈiː f_ˈɑː_m ɹ_ˈɛ_n_t]\
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Contracts, Eng. law. When the lord, upon the creation of a tenancy, reserves to himself and his heirs, either the rent for which it was before let to farm, or at least one-fourth part of that farm rent, it is called a fee farm rent, because a farm rent is reserved upon a grant in fee. 2 Inst. 44.
By John Bouvier
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