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(Rin-mart,) Rin-mairt, n. Also: ryn-, ryne-, rynne- and -mart(e, -mert; rymart. [Mart n.¹ The origin of the first element is uncertain, but it may be f. Gael. roinn portion, division, share. See also Rin-cariage, -muttoun, -wethir.In favour of a Gaelic derivation is the fact that rin- in this application is appar. recorded only in what were once Gaelic-speaking areas. The force of rin- in these compounds is uncertain, but it may have reference either to the fact that the payment or service referred to was a portion of what was due to the superior, or to the fact that part of the value of the service or goods was paid by the superior.] An ox or cow handed over as payment in kind of part of the rent due to a feudal superior.In partial return the tenant was paid a sum considerably lower than the market price of the animal (see Exch. R. VI lxxi).Also attrib. with silver, a cash payment handed over instead of the animal. 1459 Exch. R. VI 529.
[In partem feodi sui de dicta custodia in rynmartis de Balvany de anno compoti, xvij marte … precium pecie in dicto feodo suo quindecim solidi licet dominus rex solvit solum pro qualibet marta quinque solidos Ib.
Per liberacionem factam dicto domino … in rynmartis Ib. 530, etc.
Onerat se de x martis et herieldis et rynmartis per arreragia ultimi compoti sui 1496 Liber Aberbr. II 301.]
Cum rynmartis vethiris caponibus [et] aliis … husbandorum oneribus 1433 Liber Aberbr. II 62.
Reddendo … quadraginta solidos … ad duos anni terminos cum rynmart et vethyr et oneribus husbandalibus debitis et consuetis 1458 Exch. R. VI 469, etc.
Pro octo martis que dicuntur rynmartis … precium marte quinque solidi 1476 Antiq. Aberd. & B. II 62.
Rymart 1483 Liber Aberbr. II 190.
Vna cum rynmart wethir et aliis husbandorum oneribus 1498 Acta Conc. II 243.
A ryn mert [pr. merk] yeirely 1538 Crawford Mun. Invent. II 38 (8 July).
[He paying therefore yearly] aucht merkis of pennymale ane rynne mart [&c.] 1538–9 Reg. Great S. 432/1.
Caponibus le cane, granis equorum, de (lie) ryn mart, ryn wedderis &c. 1539–40 Reg. Privy S. II 506/2. 1557 Burnett of Leys 196.
Septem solidos antedicte monete pro lie ryn mart et wedder annuatim 1582 Exch. R. XXI 172.
3 rynmartis 1667 Retours II Inq. Spec. Forfar (614).
5 solidis monetae pro lie rin mairt et wedderattrib. 1574 Hist. Kinloss A. 92.
The landis … sett for … v s. vj d. in ryne marte silver [etc.] 1581–2 Reg. Great S. 107/2.
Cum 30 den. pro dimedia ryn-mairt-silver c1592 Liber Aberbr. II App. xxxviii.
Rynmart siluer

b. = rin mart silver. See attrib. above. c1592 Liber Aberbr. II App. xxxv.
For rynmart xvi s. 1597 Reg. Great S. 188/2.
4 den. pro lie rin-mert … 24 sol. pro lie rin-mert-silver