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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Rental(l)it, -et, -ed, ppl. adj. [Rental(e v.] a. That is or has been entered in a rental and, hence, leased in this fashion. b. Of (teind-)bollis: Fixed at a constant level (as opposed to one-tenth of the produce).a. 1528 Blackfriars Perth 197.
The Prior and Convent of the Freris Predicatouris … are heritablie infeft in certane lands of Littiltoun, … and hes the rentallit estait thairof — 1556 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. I 162.
Land, vacand in our handis be defalt of ane rentalit tennant of befor 1571–2 Reg. Privy C. II 110.
Consenting to the few of the landis and rowmes … quhilkis ar possessit be audl and kyndlie rentalit tenentis 1627 Orkney Rentals iii 98.
The rowmes of the parochines, all possest be the kingis taksmen and rentallit tennentisb. c1604 Liber Dryburgh 320.
The guidman of Murhouslaw … payis the rentallet bollis vizt. twentie bollis meill 1617 Glasg. Univ. Mun. I 201.
That the fructis and rentis of the saidis kirkis be anes brocht to ane sufficient rentall off rentallit bollis of victuell 1681 Strathallan Geneal. Drummond 159.
To establish the number of rentalled teynd bolls … to be payed by the heritor to the titular yearly 1681 Stair Inst. ii viii § 24.
Rentalled teind-bolls is, when the teinds have been liquidated and settled for so many bolls yearly by rental, or old use of payment, which presumed a rental … And therefore rentalled teind-bolls were found due by use of payment immediately preceding the debate, though exceeding the worth of the teind, till the teind in kind were offered, and intimation made that the party would not continue the use of payment of rentalled bolls 1683 Martine Reliq. Divi Andreae 171.