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Esplees

Es-plees′

,
Noun.
pl.
[LL.
expletia
, OF.
espleit
. Cf.
Exploit
.]
(Old Eng. Law)
The full profits or products which ground or land yields, as the hay of the meadows, the feed of the pasture, the grain of arable fields, the rents, services, and the like.
Cowell.

Definition 2024

esplees

esplees

English

Noun

esplees pl ‎(plural only)

  1. (law, Britain, obsolete) The full profits or products yielded by land, such as hay, pasturage, grain, rents, services, and the like.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Cowell to this entry?)

Etymology

From Latin expletia, Old French espleit. Compare exploit.

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