A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Marchet (mahr-chet) is a historical fee paid by a feudal tenant to their lord. The fee was paid so that the tenant's daughter could marry someone outside the lord's jurisdiction or so that the lord would waive the droit du seigneur. It was also known as marcheta, marchetum, merchet, mercheta, merchetum, or maiden rent.

Example: In medieval England, a tenant who wanted to marry off their daughter to someone outside the manor had to pay a marchet to their lord. This fee was also paid to waive the lord's right to have the first night with the tenant's daughter.

Explanation: The example illustrates how a marchet was a fee paid by a tenant to their lord to allow their daughter to marry someone outside the manor. It also shows how the fee was paid to waive the lord's right to have the first night with the tenant's daughter, which was known as the droit du seigneur.