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scutage definition

scu·tage (skyo̵̅o̅t′ij)

noun

a tax paid by the holder of a knight's fee, usually in lieu of feudal military service

Etymology: ML scutagium < L scutum, a shield: see scutum

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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