"scutage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskjuːtɪd͡ʒ/ Forms: scutages [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English scutage, from Medieval Latin scutagium, from Latin scutum (“shield”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|scutage}} Middle English scutage, {{der|en|ML.|scutagium}} Medieval Latin scutagium, {{der|en|la|scutum||shield}} Latin scutum (“shield”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scutage (countable and uncountable, plural scutages)
  1. (historical) A tax, paid in lieu of military service, that was a significant source of revenue in England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Taxation Synonyms: escuage Translations (a tax): αντισήκωμα (antisíkoma) [neuter] (Greek), scuage (Middle English), scutage (Middle English)

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