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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mail \Mail\, n. [F. maille, OF. also maaille, LL. medalia. See
{Medal}.]
1. A small piece of money; especially, an English silver
half-penny of the time of Henry V. [Obs.] [Written also
{maile}, and {maille}.]
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2. Rent; tribute. [Obs., except in certain compounds and
phrases, as blackmail, mails and duties, etc.]
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{Mail and duties} (Scots Law), the rents of an estate, in
whatever form paid.
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