fumage

American

[fyoo-mij] / ˈfju mɪdʒ /

Also feuage,

noun

Old English Law.

a tax payable to the king for each hearth in every house owned by a person not exempt from church taxes and poor taxes.

Etymology

Origin of fumage

From the Medieval Latin word fūmāgium, dating back to 1745–55. See fume, -age

Example Sentences

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As early as the conquest mention is made in domesday book of fumage or fuage, vulgarly called smoke farthings; which were paid by custom to the king for every chimney in the house.

From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir

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