escuage
[ es-kyoo-ij ]
/ ˈɛs kyu ɪdʒ /
noun
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Origin of escuage
Words nearby escuage
escort carrier, escort fighter, escribe, escritoire, escrow, escuage, escudero, escudo, escuintla, esculapian, esculent
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Example sentences from the Web for escuage
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 DoyleTheir feudal service was now commuted for an escuage, which fell very short of the expenses incurred in a protracted campaign.
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 HolinshedWhen the custom of escuage arose is a matter which no antiquarian researches have settled.
The History of Chivalry, Volume I (of 2)|Charles Mills
British Dictionary definitions for escuage
Word Origin for escuage
C16: from Old French, from escu shield, from Latin scūtum
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