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† maletolt Law. Obs.
Forms: 6 maltot, 6, 9 maltote, 7 maletot, 7, 9 maltolt, 7 maletool, 8–9 maletolt, maltolte, 9 maletote, maletoute.
[a. AF. maletoute, OF. maltolte, maletoute (mod.F. maltôte; hence Du. maltoot), repr. med.L. mala tolta (mala fem., evil, tolta tax, f. tolt-, med.L. ppl. stem of L. tollĕre, OF. tolir, toudre to take); cf. It. malatolta, OPg. malatosta.]
An unjust or burdensome tax.
1514Mem. Constables Tournay in Strype Eccl. Mem. (1721) I. App. iv. 8 In Calais..no maltot is demaunded..: wheras we of the king's garrison of Tournay pay for every tun of wine 40s. sterling maltot. a1618Raleigh Prerog. Parl. (1628) 32 The King [Richard II] had giuen him a subsedy upon wools, called a Maletot. 1627Sir R. Cotton View Reign Hen. III 23 They blame him..to haue vndone the trade of Merchants by bringing in Maletools and heauy customes. 1844Ld. Brougham Brit. Const. xiii. (1862) 180 [Richard II] had recourse to forced loans, and to..the Maletolte of his grandfather. 1884S. Dowell Taxation v. ii. I. 133 The King and counsel authorised an impost; but this subsequently formed the subject of complaint as a maletoute. 1901Rosa Graham S. Gilbert of Sempringham 126 The maltôtes..levied on the export of wool by the Crown. |