Main Entry:

mul·ture

Pronunciation:

\ˈməl-chər, Scot usually ˈmü-tər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English multyr, from Anglo-French multure, molture, literally, grinding, from Vulgar Latin *molitura, from Latin molitus, past participle of molere to grind — more at meal

Date:

14th century

chiefly Scottish : a fee for grinding grain at a mill