† quidrathe Obs. rare.
Also -raighe.
[Ir. cuid part, portion + ráithe quarter of a year.]
A quarterly tax, payment, or entertainment.
| 1570 in 11th Rep. Dep. Kpr. Irel. 235 An Irish custom of {pstlg}10 sterling called quidrathe. 1592 in Acts Privy Council N.S. XXII. 564 Unlawfull taxacions of Iryshe customes as Quony, Quoshirs, Nightsupers called Quidighe, Quartersupers called Quidraighe, Huerye for their horses or anie other like taxes. |