thelony
Meanings
noun
- A toll or custom required from travelling merchants as a tax on doing business.
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin telōnium, from Ancient Greek τελώνῐον (telṓnĭon, “custom house”), from τέλος (télos, “due, tax, toll”).
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