head money

noun

a tax of so much per head or person.

a reward paid for capturing or killing an outlaw, fugitive, or the like.

Origin of head money

First recorded in 1520–30

Words nearby head money

headmaster, headmasterly, head mike, headmistress, headmistressy, head money, headmost, headnote, head off, head of state, head of the river

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Example sentences from the Web for head money

Sir James, however, was soon after deprived of the governorship of Labuan, and the head-money was abolished.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
The cut-worm is here correctly defined as the enemy, while the excise claimed by the birds is head-money for his extirpation.
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878|Various
And if half the head-money and the crew's pay were laid down in advance?
Wide Courses|James Brendan Connolly
Made the claret merino myself, and enjoyed it, as I do anything bought with my "head-money."
Louisa May Alcott|Louisa May Alcott

The chief duties of these native officials consist in seeing that the proper amount of tribute or head-money is duly collected.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II|Karl Ritter von Scherzer

British Dictionary definitions for head money

head money

noun

a reward paid for the capture or slaying of a fugitive, outlaw, etc

an archaic term for poll tax

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单词	head money
释义	head money noun a tax of so much per head or person. a reward paid for capturing or killing an outlaw, fugitive, or the like. Origin of head money First recorded in 1520–30 Words nearby head money headmaster, headmasterly, head mike, headmistress, headmistressy, head money, headmost, headnote, head off, head of state, head of the river Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for head money Sir James, however, was soon after deprived of the governorship of Labuan, and the head-money was abolished. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3\|Various The cut-worm is here correctly defined as the enemy, while the excise claimed by the birds is head-money for his extirpation. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878\|Various And if half the head-money and the crew's pay were laid down in advance? Wide Courses\|James Brendan Connolly Made the claret merino myself, and enjoyed it, as I do anything bought with my "head-money." Louisa May Alcott\|Louisa May Alcott The chief duties of these native officials consist in seeing that the proper amount of tribute or head-money is duly collected. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II\|Karl Ritter von Scherzer British Dictionary definitions for head money head money noun a reward paid for the capture or slaying of a fugitive, outlaw, etc an archaic term for poll tax Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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