English Dictionary

scutage

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈskjuːtɪd͡ʒ/

名詞

可算名詞 歴史的 不可算名詞

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

日本語の意味

中世イングランドで、軍役の代わりに徴収された税金。特に12～13世紀における重要な収入源として機能した。

During the reign of King Henry II, many knights paid scutage instead of serving personally in the king's campaign.

ヘンリー2世の治世中、多くの騎士は王の遠征に直接従軍する代わりに、兵役の代わりに支払われる税を納めた。

意味（1）

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

The land tax, in its modern shape, has superseded all the former methods of rating either property, or persons in respect of their property, whether by tenths or fifteenths, subsidies on land, hidages, scutages, or tallages

scutages （ plural ）