scutage
Meanings
noun
- A tax, paid in lieu of military service, that was a significant source of revenue in England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
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Etymology
From Middle English scutage, from Medieval Latin scutagium, from Latin scutum (“shield”).
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