Definition of scutage in English:

scutage

noun ˈskjuːtɪdʒˈsk(j)udədʒ

mass noun

(in a feudal society) money paid by a vassal to his lord in lieu of military service.
（封建社会臣属或家臣向君主或领主缴纳的）免服兵役税
Example sentencesExamples
- By the 13th cent. the arrangements were unravelling as lords increasingly paid scutage rather than perform knight service and vassals tried to commute their own obligations.
- It was normally possible to make a payment, known as scutage or shield money, in place of performing feudal military service.
- By that time too, inflation of around 50 percent had made scutage valueless, and it was no longer collected, although it was not abolished until 1660.
- Most of the head tenants and some of the under tenants held on condition of knight service, later commuted into a money payment in lieu of service called scutage.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin scutagium, from Latin scutum 'shield'.

Definition of scutage in US English:

scutage

nounˈsk(y)o͞odəjˈsk(j)udədʒ

(in a feudal society) money paid by a vassal to his lord in lieu of military service.
（封建社会臣属或家臣向君主或领主缴纳的）免服兵役税
Example sentencesExamples
- Most of the head tenants and some of the under tenants held on condition of knight service, later commuted into a money payment in lieu of service called scutage.
- By the 13th cent. the arrangements were unravelling as lords increasingly paid scutage rather than perform knight service and vassals tried to commute their own obligations.
- It was normally possible to make a payment, known as scutage or shield money, in place of performing feudal military service.
- By that time too, inflation of around 50 percent had made scutage valueless, and it was no longer collected, although it was not abolished until 1660.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin scutagium, from Latin scutum ‘shield’.

词汇	scutage
释义	Definition of scutage in English: scutage noun ˈskjuːtɪdʒˈsk(j)udədʒ mass noun (in a feudal society) money paid by a vassal to his lord in lieu of military service. （封建社会臣属或家臣向君主或领主缴纳的）免服兵役税 Example sentencesExamples By the 13th cent. the arrangements were unravelling as lords increasingly paid scutage rather than perform knight service and vassals tried to commute their own obligations. It was normally possible to make a payment, known as scutage or shield money, in place of performing feudal military service. By that time too, inflation of around 50 percent had made scutage valueless, and it was no longer collected, although it was not abolished until 1660. Most of the head tenants and some of the under tenants held on condition of knight service, later commuted into a money payment in lieu of service called scutage. Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin scutagium, from Latin scutum 'shield'. Definition of scutage in US English: scutage nounˈsk(y)o͞odəjˈsk(j)udədʒ (in a feudal society) money paid by a vassal to his lord in lieu of military service. （封建社会臣属或家臣向君主或领主缴纳的）免服兵役税 Example sentencesExamples Most of the head tenants and some of the under tenants held on condition of knight service, later commuted into a money payment in lieu of service called scutage. By the 13th cent. the arrangements were unravelling as lords increasingly paid scutage rather than perform knight service and vassals tried to commute their own obligations. It was normally possible to make a payment, known as scutage or shield money, in place of performing feudal military service. By that time too, inflation of around 50 percent had made scutage valueless, and it was no longer collected, although it was not abolished until 1660. Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin scutagium, from Latin scutum ‘shield’.
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