A historical term for a farm or farming property, especially one held under a lease or as a fixed payment arrangement.
From Old French fermerie, from ferme (farm, lease), ultimately derived from Latin firma (fixed payment), with -ery as a suffix indicating a place or collection.
In medieval documents and historical records, you'll find references to fermeries as distinct economic units—they represent the transition from feudal land-holding to more commercial agricultural arrangements.
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