"head tax" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: head taxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} head tax (plural head taxes)
  1. A tax determined as a uniform, fixed amount per individual; a poll tax. Synonyms: capitation, poll tax
    Sense id: en-head_tax-en-noun-jaFWbuVV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Taxation

Inflected forms

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