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单词 escuage
释义

escuage

[ es-kyoo-ij ]
/ ˈɛs kyu ɪdʒ /

noun

scutage.

Origin of escuage

1505–15; <Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to escu (<Latin scūtum shield) + -age-age

Words nearby escuage

escort carrier, escort fighter, escribe, escritoire, escrow, escuage, Escudero, escudo, Escuintla, Esculapian, esculent
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Example sentences from the Web for escuage

  • Amid the obligations was that of escuage, by which the price of a knight's fee should be paid every year.

    Sir Nigel|Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Their feudal service was now commuted for an escuage, which fell very short of the expenses incurred in a protracted campaign.

    View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
  • Soone after whose arriuall, escuage was gathered through the realme towards the bearing of the kings charges.

    Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (8 of 12)|Raphael Holinshed
  • When the custom of escuage arose is a matter which no antiquarian researches have settled.

    The History of Chivalry, Volume I (of 2)|Charles Mills

British Dictionary definitions for escuage

escuage
/ (ˈɛskjʊɪdʒ) /

noun

(in medieval Europe) another word for scutage

Word Origin for escuage

C16: from Old French, from escu shield, from Latin scūtum
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