multure

noun /ˈmʌlt͡ʃə/

1. A grinding of grain, or the grain that is ground.

   countable, uncountable

2. A toll paid to a miller, mill-owner etc., generally in kind, for grinding corn or pulverizing ore.

   countable, historical, uncountable

   MULTURE, n. [L. molitura.] 1. In Scottish law, the toll or emolument given to the proprietor of a mill for grinding corn. 2. A grist or grinding.

Where it comes from

From Middle English multūr, from Old French molture (modern French mouture), from Medieval Latin molitura, from the past participle stem of molere ‘grind’. Compare mill.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry multure (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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