Quit-rent, the Glossary
Quit rent, quit-rent, or quitrent is a tax or land tax imposed on occupants of freehold or leased land in lieu of services to a higher landowning authority, usually a government or its assigns.[1]
Table of Contents
15 relations: Assignment (law), British Empire, Colonial history of the United States, Colonialism, Colony, Fee simple, Feudalism, Government, Land value tax, Lease, Malaysia, North Borneo, Protectorate, Tax, Tenant farmer.
Assignment (law)
Assignment is a legal term used in the context of the laws of contract and of property.
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British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.
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Colonial history of the United States
The colonial history of the United States covers the period of European colonization of North America from the early 16th century until the incorporation of the Thirteen Colonies into the United States after the Revolutionary War.
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Colonialism
Colonialism is the pursuing, establishing and maintaining of control and exploitation of people and of resources by a foreign group.
Colony
A colony is a territory subject to a form of foreign rule.
Fee simple
In English law, a fee simple or fee simple absolute is an estate in land, a form of freehold ownership. Quit-rent and fee simple are land tenure.
Feudalism
Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was a combination of legal, economic, military, cultural, and political customs that flourished in medieval Europe from the 9th to 15th centuries.
Government
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
Land value tax
A land value tax (LVT) is a levy on the value of land without regard to buildings, personal property and other improvements upon it.
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Lease
A lease is a contractual arrangement calling for the user (referred to as the lessee) to pay the owner (referred to as the ''lessor'') for the use of an asset.
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
North Borneo
North Borneo (usually known as British North Borneo, also known as the State of North Borneo) was a British protectorate in the northern part of the island of Borneo, (present-day Sabah).
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Protectorate
A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a state that is under protection by another state for defence against aggression and other violations of law.
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Tax
A tax is a mandatory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization to collectively fund government spending, public expenditures, or as a way to regulate and reduce negative externalities.
Tenant farmer
A tenant farmer is a person (farmer or farmworker) who resides on land owned by a landlord.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quit-rent
Also known as Quit Rent, Quit rents, Quit-rents, Quitrent.