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ground annual

noun
\ˈgrau̇nd-, ˈgrən(d)-\

Definition of ground annual 

Scots law

: an annual duty or payment laid as a real burden upon land

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History and Etymology for ground annual

Middle English grund annuall, from grund ground + annuall, annual annual

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