"toll castle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: toll castles [plural]
Rhymes: -æsəl Head templates: {{en-noun}} toll castle (plural toll castles)
  1. (historical) A castle, in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Era, that guarded a customs post and where tolls were collected. Wikipedia link: toll castle Tags: historical Categories (topical): Buildings Translations (castle): Zollburg (German)
    Sense id: en-toll_castle-en-noun-54xge3Tn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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