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escuage

[ es-kyoo-ij ]
/ ˈɛs kyu ɪdʒ /
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noun

scutage.

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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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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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