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Definitions for scutage
ˈskyu tɪdʒscu·tage
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scutagenoun
A tax, in feudal times, paid in lieu of military service
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Scutage
Scutage is a medieval English tax levied on holders of a knight's fee under the feudal land tenure of knight-service. Under feudalism the king, through his vassals, provided land to knights for their support. The knights owed the king military service in return. The knights were allowed to "buy out" of the military service by paying scutage (a term derived from Latin scutum, "shield"). As time passed the kings began to impose a scutage on holders of knight's fees, whether or not the holder was actually a knight.
Webster Dictionary
Scutagenoun
shield money; commutation of service for a sum of money. See Escuage
Etymology: [LL. scutagium, from L. scutum a shield.]
Wikidata
Scutage
The form of taxation known as scutage, in the law of England under the feudal system, allowed a knight to "buy out" of the military service due to the Crown as a holder of a knight's fee held under the feudal land tenure of knight-service. Its name derived from shield. The term sometimes loosely applies to other pecuniary levies on the basis of the knight's fee, and also to taxes levied for war but not in lieu of military service.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Scutage
skū′tāj, n. a tax, instead of personal service, which a vassal or tenant owed to his lord, sometimes levied by the crown in feudal times.—Also Es′cuage. [O. Fr. escuage—L. scutum, shield.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scutage in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scutage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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