noun
- A form of payment or rent paid in kind (goods or produce) rather than in money, historically used in Scotland and other regions.
Usage: archaic; chiefly Scottish
Examples
- Tenants on the estate paid their kain in the form of grain and livestock.
- The landlord accepted kain from farmers who could not afford monetary rent.
- In medieval Scotland, kain was a common method of settling debts.
- The contract specified that kain would be delivered at harvest time.