scutage
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
scutage /ˈskjuːtɪdʒ/
▶noun (in a feudal society) money paid by a vassal to his lord in lieu of military service.
– origin ME: from med. L. scutagium, from L. scutum ‘shield’.
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