maltolte
noun
mal·tolte
variants or maletolt
ˈmalˌtōlt
plural -s
: an arbitrary customs duty levied by the British crown during the late medieval period in addition to the regular port charges
Word History
Etymology
Middle French maletoulte, malletoute additional duty or tax, from Old French mauthoste, from mau, mal bad + toste, tolte, toute pillage, tax, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin tollita, feminine of (assumed) Vulgar Latin tollitus, past participle of Latin tollere to lift up, take away
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