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    corrody
    /ˈkɒrədi/

    noun

    • 1. a pension or provision for maintenance, especially as given regularly by a religious house. historical

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  2. www.oed.com › dictionary › corrody_ncorrody | corody noun - Oxford English Dictionary

    What does the noun corrody mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun corrody. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. How common is the noun corrody?

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCORRODY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    3 meanings: → a variant spelling of corody history 1. (originally) the right of a lord to receive free quarters from his vassal.... Click for more definitions.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CorrodyCorrody - Wikipedia

    A corrody (/ ˈ k ɒ r ə d i / [1]) was a lifetime allowance of food and clothing, and often shelter and care, granted by an abbey, monastery, or other religious house. While rarely granted in the modern era, corrodies were common in the Middle Ages.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › corrodyCorrody Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CORRODY is an allowance of provisions for maintenance dispensed as a charity.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › corrodyCORRODY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    See examples of CORRODY used in a sentence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › corrodyCorrody - definition of corrody by The Free Dictionary

    1. a right in old English law to receive maintenance, esp. the right of a benefactor to receive housing, food, etc., from a religious house. 2. the housing, food, etc., so received. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › corrodyCorrody Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Corrody definition: (obsolete or historical) A form of pension or annuity given as provision for maintenance .

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › corrodycorrody - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 18, 2024 · corrody (plural corrodies) (obsolete or historical) A form of pension or annuity given by a religious institution as provision for maintenance. The became first and foremost a grant of money or victuals, or other means of livelihood, made by a monastery or other religious or charitable corporation to dependents on its bounty.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCORRODE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CORRODE definition: 1. If metal corrodes, or if something corrodes it, it is slowly damaged by something such as rain…. Learn more.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › corrodycorrody - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    corrody - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free.