ANNUALRENT, in Scottish Law, denotes the yearly interest or profit due by a debtor in a sum of money to a creditor for the use of it.—A Right of ANNUALRENT was the original method in Scotland of burdening lands with a yearly payment for the loan of money, before the taking of interest was allowed.
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