ARIMANNI
\ˈaɹɪmˌani], \ˈaɹɪmˌani], \ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_m_ˌa_n_i]\
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A mediteval term for a class of agricultural owners of small allodial farms, which they cultivated in connection with larger farms belonging to their lords, paying rent and service for the latter, and being under the protection of their superiors. Military tenants holding lands from the emperor. Spelman.
By Henry Campbell Black
