In exchange for service, he was gifted a portion of land called a Methas, a region of farmland similar to that held by an Ocaire (a free-landholder below the nobility and subservient to the Boaire.)
The individual received a piece of land known as a Methas in exchange for his services. This land was similar in nature to the land owned by an Ocaire, who were free-landholders but under the control of the Boaire nobility.