gersum

名词 n.
英 /ˈɡɜːsəm/    美 /ˈɡɝsəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A lump sum paid by individuals who take a lease of landed property in England. historical
    — […]but now it paieth ſeauentie pounds by weight to the King, and an hundred ſhillings for a *Gerſume to the Queene;

词形变化

gersums plural grassum alternative,Scotland

词源

From Middle English gersom, gersum, from Old English gærsum, gersum, gærsuma, from Old Norse gersemi, gørsemi (“treasure”), from gerr, gǫrr (“ready”) + -semi (“-ness”), with the ending assimilated to native -sum. Compare garrison.
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