World archives Project: Tax and Rent Supplemental Vocabulary

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word	Definition or explanation
Feu, also: few	A form of rent [1]
Feuar, also: feuer, fewer, fewar	Those who owe feu
Fiar	ultimate owner of the property, the proprietor.
Liferenter also: Lyferenter, Lyferentrix	Tenant for life
oy	grandchild, niece, or nephew.
Portioner	Proprietor of an estate that has been divided. Or a small estate.
Teind	Tithe
Wadset	A form of mortgage
yor	Younger
Yre	an heir (not an abbreviation of younger)

References

Primary source is the Dictionary of Scots Language.