Farm — Defs

01 n. The rent of land, -- originally paid by reservation of part of its products.

1.
The rent of land, -- originally paid by reservation of part of its products.[Obs.]
2.
The term or tenure of a lease of land for cultivation; a leasehold.[Obs.]
“It is great willfulness in landlords to make any longer farms to their tenants.” — Spenser.
3.
The land held under lease and by payment of rent for the purpose of cultivation.
4.
Any tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes, under the management of a tenant or the owner.
5.
A district of country leased (or farmed) out for the collection of the revenues of government.
“The province was devided into twelve farms.” — Burke.
6.
A lease of the imposts on particular goods; as, the sugar farm, the silk farm.(O. Eng. Law)
“Whereas G. H. held the farm of sugars upon a rent of 10,000 marks per annum.” — State Trials (1196).

02 v. t. To lease or let for an equivalent, as land for a rent; to yield the use of to proceeds.

imp. & p. p. Farmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Farming

1.
To lease or let for an equivalent, as land for a rent; to yield the use of to proceeds.
“We are enforced to farm our royal realm.” — Shak.
2.
To give up to another, as an estate, a business, the revenue, etc., on condition of receiving in return a percentage of what it yields; as, to farm the taxes.
“To farm their subjects and their duties toward these.” — Burke.
3.
To take at a certain rent or rate.
4.
To devote (land) to agriculture; to cultivate, as land; to till, as a farm.

Phrases & compounds

To farm let — to lease on rent.

03 v. i. To engage in the business of tilling the soil; to labor as a farmer.