A tribute which tenants paid to their lord, in lieu of bran, which they were obliged to furnish for his hounds.
Webster 1828 Edition
Brennage
BREN'NAGE
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Noun.
[from bran.] In the middle ages, a tribute or composition which tenants paid to their lord, in lieu of bran which they were obliged to furnish for his hounds.
Definition 2024
brennage
brennage
English
Noun
brennage
(historical) a payment in medieval times by a tenant to a feudal lord in place of bran, for the lord's hounds