escuage
/ˈɛskjuːɪdʒ/
noun
- A feudal tax paid by a knight to avoid military service, or in place of actual service.
- In medieval England, a knight could pay escuage instead of fighting in the king's army.
- The lord collected escuage from his vassals to fund the castle's defenses.
- Historians study records of escuage to understand feudal obligations.
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