Quit rent什麼意思

"Quit rent" is an historical term that refers to a type of land tax paid by feudal tenants to their lord in medieval England. The term "quit" in this context means "free" or "clear," and a quit rent was essentially a fixed payment that freed the tenant from other services or obligations they might have owed to the lord, such as military service, personal service, or the payment of a variable rent.

Quit rents were often paid in kind, meaning that the tenant would pay the lord with a specific type of produce or goods, such as a certain number of bushels of grain, animals, or other agricultural products. The amount and type of quit rent were typically set by the terms of the feudal agreement between the lord and the tenant, and could be quite small in comparison to the value of the land.

Over time, the system of feudalism and the associated obligations and rents, including quit rents, began to decline as the English legal system and the economy evolved. By the 19th century, the system of feudal land tenure had largely been abolished in England, and quit rents became largely obsolete.

Today, the term "quit rent" is not commonly used, and most landlords and tenants in England (and in other countries that were once part of the British Empire) operate under modern legal frameworks that do not involve quit rents or other feudal obligations. However, in some cases, very old legal agreements or historical documents may still refer to quit rents, and in rare cases, they may still be payable on certain properties.