scot-ale
/ˈskɒteɪl/historical after 16th cent
noun
A festivity or ‘ale’ held by the lord of a manor or a forester or other bailiff, for which a contribution was exacted and at which attendance was probably compulsory; the money contributed in this way.
Origin
Middle English; earliest use found in Royal Charter: Henry II to Citizens of London. In some forms from scot + ale. In some forms apparently from the genitive of scot + ale.