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Scutage
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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 (in Latin: scutum). The term s... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutage
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Scutage
a tax levied in place of personal military service by VASSALs - a cash payment
Found op http://www.msgb.co.uk/glossary.html
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scutage
In medieval Europe, a feudal tax imposed on knights as a substitute for military service. It developed from fines for non-attendance at musters under the Carolingians, but in England by the 12th... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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Scutage
Scu'tage noun [ Late Latin scutagium , from Latin scutum a shield.] (Eng. Hist.) Shield money; commutation of service for a sum of money. See Escuage . Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/42
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Scutage
• (n.) Shield money; commutation of service for a sum of money. See Escuage. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/scutage/
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scutage
(scutage from Latin scutum, `shield`), in feudal law, payment made by a knight to commute the military service that he owed his lord. A lord might ... [7 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/51
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scutage
scutage (skyOO'tij) , feudal payment, usually in cash, given in lieu of actual military service due from a vassal to an overlord. It applied especially to the vassals of the king. Scutage collection increased noticeably in the later 12th cent., no doubt partly because of the rise of a profession... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0844163.html
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Scutage
old Eng. law. Tax imposed on Knights in lieu of military service. Used by the King of England in the late Middle Ages as a form of revenue to hire mercenaries. The name of a tax or contribution raised for the use of the king's armies by those who held lands by knight's service. Found op http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/s009.htm
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Scutage
Scutage was a sum of money payable by a knight under the feudal system for his fee by way of commutation for personal service. It was first exacted in 1159 and was restricted by Magna Carter. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/JS.HTM
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Scutage
A payment in exchange for serving military service to a lord. Found op http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/A_Magical_Medieval_City_Guide_%28DnD_Other%29/
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