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tack
in Scots property law, another word for LEASE.Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006
TACK, Scotch law. A contract of location by which the use of land, or any other immovable subject, is, set to the lessee or tacksman for a certain yearly rent, either in money, the fruits of tho ground, or services. Ersk. Prin. Laws of Scot. B. 2, t. 6, n. 8; 1 Tho. Co. Litt. 209. This word is nearly synonymous with lease.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.