scutage

Noun

Meaning

Shield money; commutation of service for a sum of money. See Escuage.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Examples

Both clergy and laymen were taxed for a quarter of the value of their property, the gold and silver treasures of the churches were confiscated, and money was raised from the scutage and the carucage taxes. Source: Internet

In many cases these were levied in the absence of any actual military campaign, which ran counter to the original idea that scutage was an alternative to actual military service. Source: Internet

Henry I expanded the system of scutage to reduce the monarchy's dependence on knights supplied from church lands. Source: Internet

Thus the scutage was introduced, whereby most Englishmen paid to escape their service and this money was used to create a permanent army. Source: Internet

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