scutage

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Noun
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scu=tage

CIDE DICTIONARY

scutagen. [LL. scutagium, from L. scutum a shield.].
     Shield money; commutation of service for a sum of money. See Escuage.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

scutage, n. hist. money paid by a feudal landowner instead of personal service.

Etymology
ME f. med.L scutagium f. L scutum shield

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