escuage

When the custom of escuage arose is a matter which no antiquarian researches have settled.
The History of Chivalry, Volume I (of 2)|Charles Mills
Amid the obligations was that of escuage, by which the price of a knight's fee should be paid every year.
Sir Nigel|Arthur Conan Doyle
In this yeare the king tooke escuage, fortie shillings of euerie knights fée, towards the charges of his last wars in Wales.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (9 of 12)|Raphael Holinshed
Soone after whose arriuall, escuage was gathered through the realme towards the bearing of the kings charges.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (8 of 12)|Raphael Holinshed

Their feudal service was now commuted for an escuage, which fell very short of the expenses incurred in a protracted campaign.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam

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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