scutage

n. 兵役免除税

发音

/ˈskjuːtɪd͡ʒ/

词形变化

scutages 复数 scutages

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tax, paid in lieu of military service, that was a significant source of revenue in England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.

    可数 历史 不可数

词源

From Middle English scutage, from Medieval Latin scutagium, from Latin scutum (“shield”).

来源:wiktionary