corrodier /kəˈɹəʊdɪə/ noun1 •(historical) One receiving a corrody, or allowance from the Church, in return for previous payment or service (usually in the Middle Ages)Outside the minster walls were the cottages of the corrodiers, or folk who, for a corrody, or life pittance from the abbey, had given away their lands. — 1866 formscorrodiers
