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Definition of Conacre
1. v. t. To underlet a portion of, for a single crop; -- said of a farm.
2. n. A system of letting a portion of a farm for a single crop.
Definition of Conacre
1. to sublet [v CONACRED, CONACRING, CONACRES] - See also: sublet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conacre
Literary usage of Conacre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"spec, rent, conacre, sublease, sublet. 2. In the sense of "to take a lease of":
take (contextual); spec, hire, rent, sublease. leash, n. ..."
2. The Miseries and Beauties of Ireland by Jonathan Binns (1837)
"... the dead—Outrages—Unwholesome potatoes—" Driving"—conacre—Withdrawal of
capital—Dairy farms —Agriculture of the district—Golden Bridge—Thomastown—Lady ..."
3. The Present Poverty of Ireland Convertible Into the Means of Her Improvement by Robert Bermingham Clements Clements (1838)
"Sketch of the conacre System in other parts of the Country, and the Advantages
which must be derived from it before it can be extinguished. ..."
4. The Irish Land Reports by Henry Macaulay Fitzgibbon, James Henry (1907)
"Land Law Acts—Letting in conacre— Whether a subletting when not confined to ...
A letting in conacre is not a subletting, even though the land is not let ..."
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