English Explanatory Dictionary

Saladin tithe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tallage of 10% on revenues and movable properties, levied in England and to some extent France in 1188, in response to the capture of Jerusalem by Saladin in 1187.

Word forms

Saladin tithe Saladin tithes
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