"ship money" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ship moneys [plural], ship monies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|ship monies}} ship money (countable and uncountable, plural ship moneys or ship monies)
  1. (historical) A tax applied to coastal towns for their defence in wartime. Wikipedia link: ship money Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ship_money-en-noun-tofVIw3A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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