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▪ I. eˈscot, n.
[A Fr. form of scot (as in scot and lot); cf. OF., Pr. escot (mod.F. écot), It. scotto.]
(See quot.; it does not appear where Johnson found the word.)
1755Johnson, Escot, a tax paid in boroughs and corporations towards the support of the community, which is called scot and lot.
▪ II. † eˈscot, v. Obs.
[a. OF. escot-er, f. escot (mod.F. écot): see prec.]
trans. To pay a reckoning for, maintain.
1602Shakes. Ham. ii. ii. 362 What are they Children? Who maintains 'em? How are they escoted? 1775in Ash. |