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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.
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of head money1
First recorded in 1520–30
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Example Sentences
He denied he had been "out of his senses" when he issued the "head money" offer.
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Made the claret merino myself, and enjoyed it, as I do anything bought with my "head-money."
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He was charged in the House of Commons with receiving head-money for pirates killed; but the charge was disproved.
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The Admiralty awarded head-money to the frigates for the destruction of the Droits de l'Homme.
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The cut-worm is here correctly defined as the enemy, while the excise claimed by the birds is head-money for his extirpation.
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The wiser Chinese take Ferdinands and Josephs dollars alike, calling them both devils head money.
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