Legal Definitions - warnoth

Warnoth (wor-noht) is a historical custom in which a tenant who failed to pay rent on a set day had to pay double the amount due. If the tenant failed to pay again, they had to pay triple the amount due, and so on.

For example, if a tenant owed $500 in rent and failed to pay on the set day, they would have to pay $1000 if they paid the next day. If they failed to pay again, they would have to pay $1500.

Another example would be if a tenant owed $1000 in rent and failed to pay on the set day, they would have to pay $2000 if they paid the next day. If they failed to pay again, they would have to pay $3000.

These examples illustrate how the warnoth custom worked. If a tenant failed to pay rent on time, they would face increasingly severe consequences, making it important to pay rent on the set day.