fermē, adv., fuller form of fĕrē, q. v.
fermē adv. for * ferimē, sup of fere, closely, quite, entirely, fully, altogether, just...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
·noun Rent for a farm; a farm; also, an abode; a place of residence; as, he let his land to ferm. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose