# merchet

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. In Middle Ages England, a fine paid to a lord on a daughter's marriage, in recompense for the loss of a worker.

## Etymology
From Welsh merched, plural form of merch (“daughter”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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