| 释义 |
‖ jeziah E. Ind.|ˈdʒɛzjə|
Also 7 jid-, judge(e)a, 8 jezia, jezzeea.
[Pers. (Arab.) jizyah poll-tax.]
The poll-tax imposed by Islamic law on non-Muslim subjects; spec. that exacted by the Mogul emperors in India.
1683Vizier's Let. in W. Hedges Diary 18 July (1887) I. 101 Our last order for taking Custome, and Jidgea. 1686Fort St. Geo. Cons. in Notes & Extr. i. (1871) 49 (Y. Suppl.) That the Poll-money or Judgeea lately ordered by the Mogul would be exacted of the English and Dutch. 1753Hanway Trav. (1762) II. xiv. vii. 371 note, This tax, called the jeziah, was wont to be paid by those who were not mahommedans. 1815Elphinstone Acc. Caubul (1842) II. 71 He also levies the Jezzeea, or tax on Hindoos. 1862Beveridge Hist. India I. i. vi. 142 The jezia or capitation tax on infidels. |