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multure

noun
mul·​ture | \ ˈmÉ™l-chÉ™r How to pronounce multure (audio) , Scottish usually ˈmü-tÉ™r How to pronounce multure (audio) \

Definition of multure

chiefly Scotland
: a fee for grinding grain at a mill

First Known Use of multure

14th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for multure

Middle English multyr, from Anglo-French multure, molture, literally, grinding, from Vulgar Latin *molitura, from Latin molitus, past participle of molere to grind — more at meal

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