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Que., Hist.
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n.
See 1905 quote.
Quotations
1808
On transfer of the seigneurie, they pay a fifth part of the value, called the Quints.
1905
A form of succession duty insured to the Crown, known as quint, amounting to one fifth of the value of the fief, payable on every mutation of ownership by sale or inheritance.