arend

/ɑrɛnd/

Definitions

1. noun

a Dutch term for ‘arrend’ or ‘arrenden’, referring to an obligation or feudal service

“The historian studied the arrend system in medieval Europe.”

2. verb

to serve in a feudal system, obligated to provide goods or services

“The local lord arrended his peasants to work in the nearby fields.”

Synonyms

  • feudal service
  • obligation

Antonyms

  • freedom
  • liberty