eikoste

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In Ancient Greece, a tax on sea trade at the rate of a twentieth (5%).

Word forms

eikoste

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εἰκοστή (eikostḗ), feminine of εἰκοστός (eikostós, “twentieth”).

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