How do you spell the word from 'To Kill a Mockingbird' where Mr. Finch pays his 'internment' with food?

Question

I realize that I may be mis-spelling the word, & I know I wrote the question wrong. Here's what I meant: how do you spell the word where Mr. Cunningham pays for his 'interment' with food'.... you know, where Atticus accepts hickory nuts from Mr Cunningham as payment for his debt for legal work...what I'd like to know is, what IS the actual word, and how is it spelled. It sounds like Scout is saying 'interment' when SHE says it, but of course, she's from the south, and may have mis-pronounced it, so I don't know the actual word.

Answer 1

I believe you are talking about when Mr. Cunningham pays Mr. Finch for help with his "entailment":


check the definition of the root word:
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/entailment

Answer 2

Mr. Finch is getting the food for pay, not paying the food. If you're talking about the part when the farmer brings a sack of nuts by and Scout runs into the house to get Atticus. (I think it's a bag of nuts.)

Answer 3

"Internment " means confinement. Atticus Finch accepted food for his duties. I think you may mean "consignment".
The actual exchange of goods and services is known as "barter".