pay scot and lot

Variant of scot

scot definition

scot (skät)

noun

money assessed or paid; tax; levy

Etymology: ME < ON skot, tribute, shot

scot Idioms

scot and lot

  1. an old parish tax in Great Britain, assessed according to ability to pay
  2. in full: in the phrase pay scot and lot

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