Etymograph

English

fleecehold

Blend of fleece + leasehold.

A blend of fleece + leasehold

Proto-Indo-European *plews- ‘to pull out, pluck’

Proto-Germanic *fleusaz

Proto-West Germanic *fleus

Old English flēos

Middle English fles ‘a sheepskin or fleece’

English fleece

Today it means

noun The charging of exorbitant maintenance fees to people living on private estates.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / fleecehold