Tacksman: one who holds a tack or lease of land from another; a tenant who paid his rent in money or kind often to a Highland chief and obtained a larger rent in money or kind from peasants, living on the difference between the two. 'Kind' could be, meal, lambs, butter, cheese, capons, hens, chickens, eggs and tallow." (A Scots Agricultural Glossary) Chambers Eng Dic suggests that the word 'tack' - a tenure or lease, comes from Scots 'tak' = 'take'. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Meibusch" <raigmore@tmba.design.net.au> To: <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 12:23 AM Subject: tacksman > Would SKS be able to explain the term tacksman. Is it just a tenant or a particlar type? Where did the word originate? > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You can do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11H B > > >