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| scu·tage [ skytij ] (plural scu·tag·es) |
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medieval tax: in feudal times, a tax paid by a knight or vassal to his lord that freed him from military service
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| [15th century. < medieval Latin scutagium "shield tax" < Latin scutum "shield"] |
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