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单词 scutage
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Definition of scutage in English:

scutage

noun ˈskjuːtɪdʒˈsk(j)udədʒ
mass noun
  • (in a feudal society) money paid by a vassal to his lord in lieu of military service.

    (封建社会臣属或家臣向君主或领主缴纳的)免服兵役税

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By the 13th cent. the arrangements were unravelling as lords increasingly paid scutage rather than perform knight service and vassals tried to commute their own obligations.
    • It was normally possible to make a payment, known as scutage or shield money, in place of performing feudal military service.
    • By that time too, inflation of around 50 percent had made scutage valueless, and it was no longer collected, although it was not abolished until 1660.
    • Most of the head tenants and some of the under tenants held on condition of knight service, later commuted into a money payment in lieu of service called scutage.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin scutagium, from Latin scutum 'shield'.

Definition of scutage in US English:

scutage

nounˈsk(y)o͞odəjˈsk(j)udədʒ
  • (in a feudal society) money paid by a vassal to his lord in lieu of military service.

    (封建社会臣属或家臣向君主或领主缴纳的)免服兵役税

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most of the head tenants and some of the under tenants held on condition of knight service, later commuted into a money payment in lieu of service called scutage.
    • By the 13th cent. the arrangements were unravelling as lords increasingly paid scutage rather than perform knight service and vassals tried to commute their own obligations.
    • It was normally possible to make a payment, known as scutage or shield money, in place of performing feudal military service.
    • By that time too, inflation of around 50 percent had made scutage valueless, and it was no longer collected, although it was not abolished until 1660.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin scutagium, from Latin scutum ‘shield’.

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