scot and lot

American  

noun

1. British History. a municipal tax assessed proportionately upon the members of a community.

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idioms

1. pay scot and lot, to pay in full; settle finally.

scot and lot British  

noun

1. history a municipal tax paid by burgesses and others that came to be regarded as a qualification for the borough franchise in parliamentary elections (until the Reform Act of 1832)

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Etymology

Origin of scot and lot

1275–1325; Middle English, rhyming phrase; see scot, lot

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Example Sentences

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scot and lot

This borough sends two members to parliament, who are elected by those who pay scot and lot; the number of electors being about five hundred.

From A Description of Modern Birmingham Whereunto Are Annexed Observations Made during an Excursion Round the Town, in the Summer of 1818, Including Warwick and Leamington by Charles Pye

Every man paying scot and lot has a vote at Leicester.

From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay

The franchises of the forty shilling freeholder, of the householder paying scot and lot, of the burgage tenant, of the liveryman of London, of the Master of Arts of Oxford, were respected.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay

Experienced men of the world know very well that it is best to pay scot and lot as they go along, and that a man often pays dear for a small frugality.

From Essays — First Series by Ralph Waldo Emerson

There was no evading these charges; even the poorest student had to pay "scot and lot" towards the support of both classes of menials, some of whom were doubtless better off than himself.

From The Customs of Old England by F. J. (Frederick John) Snell

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