hidage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tax formerly paid to the kings of England for every hide of land.
  2. The total area of land, measured in hides.

Word forms

hidage hidages hydage

Etymology

From hide (“unit of land used for tax assessment”) + -age.

Derived words

Burghal Hidage Tribal Hidage
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