Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scutage

/ˈskjuːtɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: scu-tage
IPA: /ˈskjuːtɪd͡ʒ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The land tax, in its modern shape, has superseded all the former methods of rating either property, or persons in respect of their property, whether by tenths or fifteenths, subsidies on land, hidages,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"
"The wars and the maladministration of Richard I and John forced these kings more and more to count on extraordinary revenues, to multiply aids and especially scutages."

Etymology

From Middle English scutage, from Medieval Latin scutagium, from Latin scutum (“shield”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: scutage, scutagium, scutum

Usage

Inflected Forms

scutages (plural)

Synonyms

escuage

Questions

How do you pronounce scutage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskjuːtɪd͡ʒ/.
What does scutage mean?: A tax, paid in lieu of military service, that was a significant source of revenue in England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Where does scutage come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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